In way are these two pictures similar and in which ways are they different? Both of them share an evocative mood. Please share what you think it is. I call this paired comparison the "sensory set."
I call this one "the maternal connection." Please compare and contrast the two pictures and see if you can find the way they relate to one another.
This one is called "Bromance" before Gaugin responded to VanGoghs invitation to live with him in the small village of Arles in France, they exchanged self portraits. What do you think these pictures communicate about their relationship? The results were singularly unsatisfactory to both of them.
Please submit your reactions and I will be awarding first second and third prizes for your efforts!
2 comments:
In the "sensory set" the topics of clarity and bounderies come to mind. Undifferentiated and foggy, or well-guarded and lonely? The illusion of clarity, and perhaps safety, is heightened with thick borders and primary colors. The second, with its foggy haze reminds me of the "ego mass" that some families struggle with.
The remaining four represent the results of the above mentioned struggle.
I hope you are well!
-Aaron
Dear Aaron,
Thank you for your sage reply (also Rosemary and Thyme) I have included a second set of the above contrasts: I hope you enjoy them.
BFF
Sparky
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