In order to look and view this painting more critically, we
must ignore the pictorial illusion, the subject matter and the narrative. Though
this painting show cases some beautiful pigment, especially the broad ranges of
neutral colors, with blue highlighting the skin and the background to tie the
composition together, the figures are too dimensional. There is no flatness in
the painting, and there is too much atmospheric light. The only segment of the
painting I enjoy is the plain background and the runnyness of the paint at the
bottom of the piece, where there is no real depiction of anything realistic.
Overall, this is a pretty terrible piece.
Its beautiful. It reminds me of the animation in Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' film. It speaks to the primal need in all of us and calls us out on it. The light, the form everything is balanced, it tips on the edge of being over dramatic but the flatness in the background and the added blue light counters the red fleshy hues and the dramatic roudness of the figures making it easy on the eye. Your reviews are too cynical. To criticize effectively you need to find something about pieces you do not like and mention the positives. All that I am reading sounds too negative. Good blog though, good pieces chosen.
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