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3/19/2018 0 Comments Art critique paper Vermeer’s “the girl with a pearl earring”
The artist chose was Johannes Vermeer and his piece is “The Girl with The Pearl Earring”. Vermeer usually chooses young women to draw and this piece is also known as the Mona lisa of the North. When he first started he painted biblical and mythology paintings, but as time went on he painted daily life and his 36 paintings are one of the most treasured in the worlds for the 17th century. Most of his pieces were peaceful with calming color tones. Vermeer used oil paint for most of his paintings. He sometimes painted people doing chores, but sometimes painting peaceful women. The girl with a pearl earring became one of the most well known piece in the 21st century. The first thing I see is the shape/realistic lines and her giant pearl earrings because they stand out. The look on her face seems like a model with drama. The colors are yellow tones, blue tones, whites and black for the background. The edges of the painting are sharp and clean because it is a portrait of a real life women. The lines are very tight and confident. The texture look like leather for the clothes and scarf like material for the headdress, and her skin looks very smooth and soft. Overall the look of the painting seems like a woman who is rich but not completely satisfied with her life. The mood seem drowsy, but mysterious. Veneer used the colors for the mood and meaning behind the painting, kind of her description. The colors aren’t extravagant but they still are rich calming colors. He used the shape of the piece( body and frame) to make the viewer get a precise look on what the women looks like and how her mood is portrayed through her shape and facial expressions. The lines in the piece are very sharp but smooth and make it have a realistic feel to the painting. The artist used the texture of the clothing to make the piece stand out and seem calm at the same time. He gave the viewer an illusion of making the piece come the life. The artist really uses light within this piece because the background is black which make the colors pop off a lot more, but the women seems like she is in the spotlight a little based on the shadows of her cheeks and her body shadow overall. The mood is definitely portrayed based on the shadows, colors and facial expressions. It brings the woman's emotion throughout the painting. He used thin brush strokes and texture to really give the realistic look and emotion feel. I think he took his time to make the entire piece glow with beauty and emotion. He claimed that the pearl earring is the focal point. The artist is very mysterious and not many people know the meaning behind the painting or who the women is. I think that the painting was a young woman who was very important to Vermeer. Pearls back then were very expensive and represented beauty and purity. When she looks straight at the viewer it gives a feeling of openness and freeness. I relates to society a little because maybe it represents, that people should open up to people so we can comprise more and love one another better by relating to each other. I think Vermeer chose this subject of purity and peace because it is beautiful and calming to the viewer. The colors he used are also pure, when I see yellow I think a child who innocent and new. The beauty of the women and the clean/ pure craftsmanship of the work is worth a lot because it just has a beautiful mood. The colors perfectly fit together and the emotion on her face stands out, which is the meaning of the painting. The craftsmanship is very clean and cut with great texture of the clothing making it realistic. I think the painting gives viewers a unimaginative feel because it looks to realistic and the women is to serious for a fairy tale feel. The subject is appealing because it is peaceful to me, but no one really knows the meaning. I think this piece affects the viewer, to be more open and know the everyone is important. Pretend everyone has their own pearl earring.
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