Monday, June 20, 2011

R&P: A chance for you to be creative....?

So one of the subjects I enjoy doing at school is art. And one thing I
tens to do when analysing art is link it to link certain
pieces/collections to certain songs or albums - to me, communication
is art. Just like music. And paintings. Or any other visual from of
art. Even languages, to me, are art.

So here's a painting I analysed until around 2:30am yesterday - I
never originally meant for it to be such a long analysis but I got
further and further engulfed by it. It was particularly interesting
because I never usually find much to say about paintings of this style
- now I think I'm gonna be looking further into it.

THE CHALLENGE:
Look at the painting. Think about it for a minute or two.
Think of a song that you believe matches it.
Why have you chosen that song?

"Woman VI" - Willem De kooning (1953)

http://edu.warhol.org/images/DeKooning-W

De Kooning's work was an abstract expressionist, clearly shown by his
collection of work, titled "Woman", from which this painting comes
from.

The song I picked:
The Cure - Pornography

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_pTSrOKN

a) because interestingly enough, I've been engulfed in that album
recently
b) both the lyrics and nature of the song fit perfectly. To me this
painting spells out a the downfall of a woman in society - perhaps
from violence, drugs, prostitution, debauchery. I concluded that I
think she's pregnant etc (but I won't bore you with the details of my
analysis)

Because there is violence in both the lyrics and sound, just like the
violence of the brushstrokes. A portrayal of darkness and confusion.

BQ: What did you think of this question?

Cheers guys

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