Asher Lev's Crucifixion Paintings as an Act of Disrespect Towards His Parents

As an Israeli artist, his work can relate a lot to the experience of Jews and the Holocaust. This was a horrific event. This event showed us how the beauty of the human body can

Furthermore, the central figure of Jesus, which is washed-out, flattened white, surrounded by geometric forms and interpenetrating circular shapes, possibly signifying a halo or representation of thereof, and also moves the composition outwardly from the central Jesus; hinting towards the modern use of interpenetrating lines that occurred within Cubism (Pinder, 107). Douglas layers Cubist design elements to create a highly fragmented, yet cohesive composition that reads more designed and symbolic through imagery. To add, the use of very directional/graphic arrows pointing upwards and outwardly, it is not hard to read this as something taking the importance away from the central Jesus figure to the overshadowing black man and to the heavens. Additionally one cannot begin to confront the issue of Modernity and Modern Art movements without mentioning the influence of African art objects on Modern

Gabriel is rather opposite to the little boy because Gabriel is conscious of his actions, however, in both of these cases, love becomes a blinding factor to these characters (Gabriel and the little boy). Even though during the party Gabriel was anxious and nervous he remained calm and collected with the hopes of impressing his wife Gretta. Their relationship is almost one that should be admired. However, as Gretta was listening to The Lass of Aughrim being played Gabriel stood still and began observing, “There was grace and mystery in her attitude as if she were a symbol of something… If he were a painter he would paint her in that attitude” (Joyce 2192). In this brief moment husband and wife become strangers, the distance between them makes Gabriel see his wife in a new light. Although this may be arousing for him he questions how well he knows her. His connection to a painter depicts the idea that he is starting to understand the internal beauty of his muse, Gretta. Adding on, every painter starts with a blank canvas so Gabriel can ignore her mistakes and paint her without flaws, depicting Gretta perfect. Gabriel’s need to be accepted by this perfect woman is important to him because without her he feels insecure and degrades himself. Having a human interaction and being understood can demonstrate the social acceptance of these characters.

In chapter one of book II Art reveals that he feels extremely guilty about not having to go through the Holocaust like his father did and says "Somehow, I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents so I could really know what they lived through! …I guess it's some form of guilt about having had an easier life than they did"(Spiegelman, MausII,16).

How does your piece of art communicate, evoke, or inspire? What do you think the artist was trying to say with his or her work?

Instead of compromising with his son, Aryeh Lev becomes very bitter about his son's persistence to prove him wrong. "Every man is responsible for what he does, because he has a will and by that will he directs his life" (169). Aryeh also felt that his son's gift must have come from the Other Side after witnessing his son's paintings that featured nudes and portraits of Jesus. Their struggle became so great as to strain their relationship to a breaking point. "Listen to me, Asher. This will stop. You will fight it. Or I will force you to return to Vienna with me after the summer. Better you should stay in Vienna and be a little crazy than you should stay in New York and become a goy" ( Potok 169). In the end, Aryeh Lev's futile attempt to stop Asher came out sounding like a threat to his only son.

This passage in the book has a strong father/son connection, and bond from what the author Elie Wiesel portrays. The literary element supports the passage by showing that Elie has a strong bond with his father and that he deeply does care for him, and his father does show the love for him back by taking care of him for the whole process of the journey. Although, throughout the story so far him and his father don’t say that they love each other, but they do prove it by action and Elie’s thoughts are also in the story and portrays how he feels about his father and shows that he is comfortable around him and happier with him as said in this passage. The author shows that no matter what circumstance that he was in violent or not, he had been happier

This shows how Elie showed he had felt ashamed for turning his back on his father, like many boys he saw had done to their fathers while he was in the death camps. Another way Elie shows us his theme is through the language he used. Elie uses figurative

.Christian is one of the most popular religions in the western Europe that believe in Jesus Christ, but the Jews forged hatred with Christian since the ancient age by betrayed Jesus and nailed christian’s faith on the cross, which is reason why that only fewer christian are willing to save Jews

(pg. 39, The Perversion of Loss) He feels guilty about having been born after the Holocaust, and that his parents had to live through it, while his life has been easy. This strains Art and pushes him further away from his father, when he asks himself which of his parents he would save from a concentration camp he tends to pick his mother. This guilt is visible when Art is talking to his wife and tells her that he “somehow wishes he could have be in Auschwitz with his parents, so he could really know what they lived through.”

Art and Vladek’s atypical relationship showcase the division created by the holocaust various different ways. Art immediately paints a picture of a; weak, frail, old man, who had

Art’s choice to include a 2-page prologue before the beginning of the book proper helps to very clearly illustrate the relationship that Art and Vladek have had up until the beginning of the book. Art is abandoned by his friends, and his father attempts to comfort him, however this appears to Art, and therefore the reader, as more of a comparison between Vladek’s experiences during the holocaust and Art’s childhood suffering, especially with the mention of “no food for a week”, which Art has utilised to create a sense of emotional distance, of an incompatibility between the two.

Asher has a profound connection with art, even in early stages of his childhood. It is his way of interacting with the world around him, his form of expression. Asher’s way of seeing the world generally doesn’t align with how his authorities want him to see it. At first, it is his mother who asks him to draw the world “prettier”, but he refuses, and later when he draws the pictures for the Mashpia. The drawings for the Mashpia are significant because they represent how much art really meant to Asher. Drawing those pictures made him

Human emotions remain as one of the world’s biggest secrets. Like sleep, we know what happens to our body when we experience these emotions whether it be a release of hormones or a certain area on the body becomes more sensitive. But we don’t know why we have them, experience them, or what purpose they serve. All we know is everyone’s emotions behave differently. Different types of arts can elicit completely different emotional response from people. Some art may have the ability to appeal to dangerous emotions in certain people. Whether it be the corruption of a once faithful and beautiful young girl, plagued by the desire for romanticism and lofty ideas, or a handsome young nobleman who is obsessed with living life to fullest. Both are fueled by the emotion that a certain type of art elicits in them, leaving them in a never ending chase that ruins there life’s. In the Novels Madame Bovary and The Picture of Dorian Grey the protagonists in these stories perfectly exemplifies the danger of arts emotional appeal by showing the corruption and eventual downfall of two once young and beautiful souls by exposing them to art that pleases dangerous emotions such as desire, pleasure, entitlement and disappointment.

Art is meant to make someone feel something. Artists can convey emotions through their art. However, what happens when the emotion that is conveyed in anger, sadness, or grief. This creates controversy in art. I believe that the painting Myra, by Marcus Harvey creates a feeling of anger and sadness within its viewers that creates controversy. This controversy comes from the events behind this painting but also the way the artist, Marcus Harvey, painted it.