It was a grey early winter day and I'd decided to wander over to the art gallery for a little bit of culture and to see what intellectual stimulation there might be had from talking about art. There was a showing of important pieces that could provoke some discussion and maybe get some new thoughts about a particularly troubling harper painting that just creeped me out.
What do you think this is all about, your first thoughts?
It's ugly, mainly because it reminds me of the Édouard Manet (1862) Le déjeuner sur l'herbe – originally titled Le Bain and doesn't seem to have much to say but for the shock value. I mean, there seems to be no purpose in having a naked lady except for men to stare at like she's a wishful piece of strumpet to take advantage of but they seem blase about the fact she's there like that.
Notice how both look at the person staring at the painting, that's you and me and how comfortable the setting is for them but itchy, creepy for us.
How do you put the focus of both into the context of their surroundings? Why do you think the painter wanted to put all that detail in? What is going on in the background? What's the backstory? Reminds me of Michelangolo's
The Creation of Adam (1512) by the arm placement, the sense that there's a connection between one and the other and where there's a direct relationship, a transference of power.
How have the artists conveyed the relationship between power transference?
I'd like to hear what you think?
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