The content is of a woman in nature. She is holding a flower in one hand, and part of a tree in the other, as she is sitting down. The artist is Dante Rosetti, and he created the painting in the year 1880. The painting was created as an homage to his muse. The woman in the painting was his lover, and he painted her often. It embodies romanticism with the attention to detail in the shape of the woman, as well as the use of nature and colors. The painting can be looked upon with a contextual and feminist analysis. Contextually, the painting was accompanied by a poem that went on to describe the woman. The way she is portrayed in the poem, as well as in the painting, alludes to the intimate nature of their relationship.  This is appropriate considering the artist sought to capture the romance in the work. From a feminist perspective, the work is a bit cheeky. Considering the time in which the painting was created, the display of the woman in such a private and vulnerable way is both forward and rebellious. She is a woman alone with nature, a woman distracted by her own thoughts, and a woman who is made all the more feminine, given her relaxed posture. She is an object of desire because she is a vibrant figure in the small space, and is given a flower to emphasize her sweetness as a woman. The subject existed at a time when women where still expected to be loyal to their husbands and households, and yet she took her painter as a lover.

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O14962/the-day-dream-oil-painting-rossetti-dante-gabriel/

I chose three things to take with me, one of my bags, a pair of heels, and my passport. All of these things are replaceable, but leaving with them would make surviving a disaster a lot easier. Identification is easy to replace if it is destroyed, but I know not one person who ever feels like replacing it. Then of course, I chose a pair of heels because most days I wear them anyway. Additionally, I chose of my statement bags. The bag is great because if I were in a hurry to get out, I would be taking something that is already holding other valuable items to me, like other identification, cash, and probably my cell phone. I could quickly get back on my feet with these things, and I would look good doing it. The passport is especially important because I travel so much, and the heels are important because I need something to walk in later. I would want someone to know, based off of these things, I am practical, fast on my feet, and fashionable.

Paul Klee’s Sunset, created in 1930, is an abstract painting, with strong non-objective elements. This particular painting is not about a sunset at all. Music was the inspiration behind this painting. Klee uses color and geometric shapes to create balance. The dots represent movement, and create the illusion of movement as they are used in conjunction with vertical and horizontal lines to do so.

From an iconographic standpoint, the use of different geometric shapes, and how they are placed in the painting are clearly meant to symbolize harmony. Additionally, the use of lines and dots brings upon thoughts of rhythm. On the other hand, from a feminist standpoint, the texture of the painting stands out the most. Between the linear line structures, dots, and use of color, the overall texture of the painting is rough, almost chaotic. The artist experiments with a combination of stillness and movement, so perhaps the semi chaotic mood of the painting was intentional.

As far as my personal interpretation of the painting, I am not a fa.  The work of art is bland. The painting is about connecting with music and creating art that is abstract. Even though his work is abstract, his message is that through music, art made from music can be made clear, and is more easily seen because of the music.

If someone else were to look at this painting, they might notice the combination of light and dark colors, in addition to the light and dark spaces in the painting. This evokes an uplifting mood to the otherwise chaotic flow of movement present. This is a positive point for the work. My opinion on the painting however, remains unchanged.

http://www.biography.com/people/paul-klee-9366304#synopsis

http://www.paulklee.net/

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