When you look at "The Weeping Woman" by Pablo Picasso
(image credit: pablopicasso.org)
Here is my "Weeping Woman"
To compare the two you can clearly see that both are representing a woman crying. Whereas Picasso used bright colors mine are fairly muted. I will wanted to give a contrast to the work so I made her almost pull away from the background by making it less noticable. I thought that this would give a sorrowful feel to the piece.
My shapes are less geometric. I still tried to use the cool white/blue combination to give emphasis, as well as making the eyes a bit larger to get the viewers attention.
The black lines in my work I really wanted to help move the viewer around. From the light lines in the background to the flowing hair from the blossom to the orange lines in the clothes. I thought the thick lines on the sleeves would push the viewer's attention back up the piece.
His brushwork seemed to give a nice texture to it, whereas I tried to use my brushstrokes to give movement as well as texture.
Picasso's ear almost looks like a small bird flying off the tear drop and down the hair I opted to keep my ear showing but not really significant.
While working on this I actually grew to appreciate his work more, whereas at the beginning i found it unnerving to look at, I can see how he used the different elements and principles of design to get his point across.
All and all I think I pulled off successfully what I wanted to do. I think using the cardboard my base helped. What do you think?
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