Even now i do not fully understand why the artist chose to do this but i belive it was to illustrate how peaceful death can be. It seems to me that the artist didn't want to focus on the detail of the incident in the picture but more the calming conclusion that could be death. In addition to this, the idea that heaven is in the sky and that's where you go to when you die (if you're lucky and faithful =P) and so by making the majority of the painting the sky - he is suggesting that a lot of people died here. A simple idea - executed brilliantly.
Showing posts with label National Gallery Interpretation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Gallery Interpretation. Show all posts
Monday, 13 September 2010
Silence
Another painting that we did not study as a class at the gallery but one that i was particularly drawn to was by Egbert Van der Pol. The picture showed death and destruction among a town or village however two thirds of the image is a cloudy, smokey sky. 
Even now i do not fully understand why the artist chose to do this but i belive it was to illustrate how peaceful death can be. It seems to me that the artist didn't want to focus on the detail of the incident in the picture but more the calming conclusion that could be death. In addition to this, the idea that heaven is in the sky and that's where you go to when you die (if you're lucky and faithful =P) and so by making the majority of the painting the sky - he is suggesting that a lot of people died here. A simple idea - executed brilliantly.
Even now i do not fully understand why the artist chose to do this but i belive it was to illustrate how peaceful death can be. It seems to me that the artist didn't want to focus on the detail of the incident in the picture but more the calming conclusion that could be death. In addition to this, the idea that heaven is in the sky and that's where you go to when you die (if you're lucky and faithful =P) and so by making the majority of the painting the sky - he is suggesting that a lot of people died here. A simple idea - executed brilliantly.
Silence
Due to the fact our film has to be a silent one, as a class, we went to the National Gallery of Art in Trafalgar Square. This helped us to observe and decode paintings to unravel the story behind them. Through this we could learn and understand more innovative ways to tell a story without the use of excessive dialogue.
We saw a painting called The Ambassadors by Holbein and at first glance it seems simple and old fashioned however when we began to analyse the elements of the work new associations surfaced.
On the left a person who seems to be a monarch of some sort or at least someone of very high importance and on the right, due to his collar possibly a priest or vicar but definitely someone who represents religion within the picture. It is my belief that the picture was set up in this way to present opposites and make the viewer question their significance. As i continued to evaluate the painting and the objects on the table between the two men, i believed my conclusion even more. On top of the table are objects, such as a globe, that show knowledge, exploration and discovery. In contrast to this, below on the second level of the table there is a guitar and a fiddle alongside an open book. I therefore assume these items to be more recreational. Relating back to the idea of opposites and contrasts. So overall, the painting portrays two men of different social status but both showing importance differently, hidden meanings behind inanimate objects that actually depict the message that to have an education and knowledge is much more the prioity in life than to have fun! That is why the utenciles used for learning were on the top of the table. From one image i can see a million messages and this helped me to feel more confident about making a silent film - something i have never attempted to do before.
We saw a painting called The Ambassadors by Holbein and at first glance it seems simple and old fashioned however when we began to analyse the elements of the work new associations surfaced.
On the left a person who seems to be a monarch of some sort or at least someone of very high importance and on the right, due to his collar possibly a priest or vicar but definitely someone who represents religion within the picture. It is my belief that the picture was set up in this way to present opposites and make the viewer question their significance. As i continued to evaluate the painting and the objects on the table between the two men, i believed my conclusion even more. On top of the table are objects, such as a globe, that show knowledge, exploration and discovery. In contrast to this, below on the second level of the table there is a guitar and a fiddle alongside an open book. I therefore assume these items to be more recreational. Relating back to the idea of opposites and contrasts. So overall, the painting portrays two men of different social status but both showing importance differently, hidden meanings behind inanimate objects that actually depict the message that to have an education and knowledge is much more the prioity in life than to have fun! That is why the utenciles used for learning were on the top of the table. From one image i can see a million messages and this helped me to feel more confident about making a silent film - something i have never attempted to do before.
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