"Wartime Misery Self Portrait 1945"-Critique #1

Title: "Watime Misery Self Portrait 1945"

Artist: Janos Pirk

Medium: Oil Paint on Canvas

 Notes: weak handstructures, holding eye open with hand (rundown), holding knife in his hand, sick looking skin coloring, blue tattered shirt put on pole to look like a flag (represents loss of hope) *uses complementary colors, blue and orange, to draw attention to the blue shirt against the orange background* 

Background info: born: 1903, died: 1989, lived: Hungary

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MISERY

          The concept I have chosen for the class is misery. Artwork can express emotions that one can't explain in words. Being sad can be understood by many; however, feeling misery takes the emotion to another level, one that many can't explain through word of mouth. I chose misery to be my concept because I think it will be interesting to research. Personally, I find paintings relating to sadness to be more meaningful with a hidden meaning behind it that no one can really understand. Researching the concept of misery will be a challenge as well as an interesting project to complete.