The artwork, The Dream, also known as the Bed, displays many different elements and meanings. This piece of artwork made in 1940 was by Frida Kahlo in, a Mexican painter. First, within the artwork there are forms of space. Frida Kahlo has painted herself in a bed, and surrounding her is a vast area of the sky. The sky surrounds Frida Kahlo as she is in her bed; this describes the space around her. Along with this, there are different forms of values. One can see as they look at the painting where light hits and where shadows emerge. The blue sky seems dark on one area, while it seems more light on the other. There is also a shadow cast upon Frida as there is something above her bed frame. Now, color is something that plays a large role in this piece of artwork. There is a color scheme that goes on, and that includes the colors yellow, blue, and white. These colors work together to create a bigger picture of what is going on.
As there are different elements in this work, there are also different Principles. To begin, there is Pattern. There is a pattern on the skeletons body as there are brown objects that cover the skeletons body. These brown objects seem to be dynamite or cigars. The pattern of these brown objects continues down to the legs of the skeleton. For Frida, there is a pattern in the vines that cover her body. The leaves are patterns. Another Principle includes rhythm, there is the repetition of different shapes in the sky, and the different shapes in the skeleton’s and Frida’s body. The last principle includes Emphasis. The background of thre work is plain and simple. This allows the audience to focus on the bed thay Frida and the skeleton lie on.
The criteria that is most important for judging artwork is the meaning that it represents through its principles and elements. Based on what I see, this is beautiful artwork. Frida’s background includes how she went through depressive phases and how she had almost taken her life twice. This is beautiful artwork to symbolize Frida’s story. The skeleton on top of Frida could resemble death, and ending. Death is lingering over Frida within this picture; this can describe what was going through her mind. In the picture, the veins in Frida's artwork almost swallow her. In some of Frida’s other works, she uses nature a lot. These veins could resemble peace, and how nature brought her peace. In the overall picture, Frida is alone with the skeleton in the sky. This shows how Frida had to fight her battles against death alone multiple times. The veins and nature surrounding her show how nature brought her peace. Overall. The stories this artwork shows makes it a beautiful piece and work of art
The artwork, The Dream, also known as the Bed, displays many different elements and meanings. This piece of artwork made in 1940 was by Frida Kahlo in, a Mexican painter. First, within the artwork there are forms of space. Frida Kahlo has painted herself in a bed, and surrounding her is a vast area of the sky. The sky surrounds Frida Kahlo as she is in her bed; this describes the space around her. Along with this, there are different forms of values. One can see as they look at the painting where light hits and where shadows emerge. The blue sky seems dark on one area, while it seems more light on the other. There is also a shadow cast upon Frida as there is something above her bed frame. Now, color is something that plays a large role in this piece of artwork. There is a color scheme that goes on, and that includes the colors yellow, blue, and white. These colors work together to create a bigger picture of what is going on.
ReplyDeleteAs there are different elements in this work, there are also different Principles. To begin, there is Pattern. There is a pattern on the skeletons body as there are brown objects that cover the skeletons body. These brown objects seem to be dynamite or cigars. The pattern of these brown objects continues down to the legs of the skeleton. For Frida, there is a pattern in the vines that cover her body. The leaves are patterns. Another Principle includes rhythm, there is the repetition of different shapes in the sky, and the different shapes in the skeleton’s and frida’s body. The last principle includes Emphaiss. The background of thre work is plain and simple. This allows the audience to focus on the bed thay Frida and the skeleton lie on.
The criteria that is most important for judging artwork is the meaning that it represents through its principles and elements. Based on what I see, this is beautiful artwork. Frida’s background includes how she went through depressive phases and how she had almost taken her life twice. This is beautiful artwork to symbolize Frida’s story. The skeleton on top of Frida could resemble death, and ending. Death is lingeirng over Frida within this picutre; this can describe what was going through her mind. In the picture, the veins in Frid’as artwork almost swallow her. In some of Frida’s other works, she uses nature a lot. These veins could resemble peace, and how nature brought her peace. In the overall picture, Frida is alone with the skeleton in the sky. This shows how Frida had to fight her battles against death alone multiple times. The veins and nature surrounding her show how nature brought her peace. Overall. The stories this artwork shows makes it a beautiful piece and work of art
Excellent analysis, Maddie! It sounds like you are familiar with Frida's personal story. I remember reading that she didn't like when people would classify her as a Surrealist artist, since for her, all of her paintings were visual representations of her personal reality. Well done!
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