Afternoon everyone! This popped up in my memory feed on FB today, so I thought I'd share it on here. I really enjoyed this assignment. We were all supposed to pick a piece of art from history that we could see ourselves in and explain how we connect to it. Ended up getting a A on it, so that's a plus too.
You in a Piece of Artwork
On page 162 of Robert Hughes’s American Vision there is a painting by Frederick Edwin Church titled, Twilight in the Wilderness. It was done in the 1860s with oil on canvas. I can see myself in this painting, not because I like the outdoors, but because I am the daylight between the darkness. I am in the in-between. My story has begun, but not nearly ended. Standing in the core of life I can see chances, new life, and freedom. In the distance the light could lead me to peace, but I would rather just stay and watch the world quiet around me. To become a part of the darkness and watch over those who sleep. While the land denotes my stability and my ties, the sky shows my chaos and my spirit. All of which you only see as a reflection of upon the lake. I am the weathered tree stretching towards the last rays of light, watching the world fall asleep around me. The red burning like fire through clouds is my passion shimmering for the last moment of the day across the lake. The rocky ground that holds my troubles that will crumble away with time. In this painting you can find me, all of me sheltered in the twilight.
Frederick Edwin Church, Twilight in the Wilderness, 1860s. Oil on canvas.
Instructor's
comment : Very nicely done. I'm jealous of your optimism. This was very
interesting for me because the sense I get from you is that you
silently observe the world around you, gathering mental notes and
reflecting. There's growth in reflection
and growth is a catalyst for improvement. In that way, I can very much
see you as being just on the brink of the flux between balance and
transition that you relate to in the work. Good job.
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