Goetha. Tischbein, Portrait of Goetha in Roman Campagna. 1787.
The design of the portrait cab tell a whole story, if you know where to look. The details of where objects are placed and how they are placed signify the painters message of the self-portrait.
Implied observations. People can infer their own opinion of the painting, which makes a painting truly a thousand words. Goetha's work utilizes juxtapostions and contrast in color using focal points in order to illustrate the composition of the work as a whole.
A artist work can show a random person a lot of who they are. We can see that Goetha loves to sit. Maybe he likes to travel around. He likes to dress up and down to be fitting for where he is. An individual's work is like they are putting a little piece of them self into it, making it a part of them, putting all their emotions and imagination to make it work. When an artist does that, it makes their work much more intriguing and different. Feeling is all.
On a random note. I noticed Mr. Housefield has taken off his shoes during a lecture today. Was it meant to be purposeful, to make us comprehend the lesson, or was it just because he wanted to. Maybe we need to see the bigger picture of things if we take off our shoes to be comfortable. Well I was definitely inspired to take off my shoes every lecture in every class today. :]
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