Monday, September 22, 2008

Still Life With Three Puppies, by Paul Gaughin, 1888




I think that the still life puppies has the most interesting composition because of it's overall view. I think this because for a couple of reasons for one it's balance. It shows the puppies at the top of the painting drinking out of a bowl, at the bottom of the painting you see chalices and a bowl of fruit. The bowl of fruit is emphasized with it's size and the colors used to attract the viewers attention. Although the name of the painting is about the puppies I think the fruit is more emphasized than the puppies considering the puppies are in the background. The painting is mostly done in dull and cool colors except the fruit which is a warm color. The balance of this painting is for the most part even because the way it's painted we can see the puppies are in the background with cups around them and in contrast to the bowl it is even.

1 comment:

nicole said...

i can tell that you understand composition because you use a lot of vocabulary. good job!!