An Old Man's Sorrow
In the beginning of the twentieth century Pablo Picasso created something called the "blue period." During this period the style of artwork was monochromatic and usually used colors such as dark blue or greens. Use of such colors gave the paintings of the time a gloomy and sorrowful appearance. One of the most well-known paintings of this time is The Old Guitarist. From the stark contrast creates a disjointed message of a young man's mind. Picasso portrays his old man as being sad and impoverished however, he depicts the guitar as a bright beacon of hope for the guitarist.
The fundamental theme of the painting is a gritty and grimy depiction of a sorrowful and demoralized man. To start off the analysis, a majority of the …show more content…
Picasso did have a blue and a grey spell in his career, but this guitar is an oddity. Instead of it being a normal grey blue color it is a brownish gold. Almost depicted as a beacon in the picture. Usually artists create a focal point for a painting or a position to focus on however, no lines meet at a specific point in this painting leading the viewer to believe that the guitar must be the main area of focus. Further observation shows that there is something off about the location of the guitarist's hands, his left hand is in a playing position ready to play, but the hand that strums the guitar is stationary with no fingerings along with being away from the strings. Another anomaly is unlike the man the guitar seems to be completely untouched from the decay of the world and physical depression of the man. This display of contrasting values creates a great an amanous theme for the world around the main and his guitar.
Pablo Picasso's blue period also touches a primal woe and that is the fear of being alone. The man sits alone with nothing but the guitar as his comfort. As to why Picasso created this man is unknown but, the message it creates is interesting. How even though the man appears to be weak and frail he still finds some color in his world as the guitar. Music after all, is one of the most primal ways to express yourself and your feelings. The messages of loneliness are also universal in the human
In the beginning of the twentieth century Pablo Picasso created something called the "blue period." During this period the style of artwork was monochromatic and usually used colors such as dark blue or greens. Use of such colors gave the paintings of the time a gloomy and sorrowful appearance. One of the most well-known paintings of this time is The Old Guitarist. From the stark contrast creates a disjointed message of a young man's mind. Picasso portrays his old man as being sad and impoverished however, he depicts the guitar as a bright beacon of hope for the guitarist.
The fundamental theme of the painting is a gritty and grimy depiction of a sorrowful and demoralized man. To start off the analysis, a majority of the …show more content…
Picasso did have a blue and a grey spell in his career, but this guitar is an oddity. Instead of it being a normal grey blue color it is a brownish gold. Almost depicted as a beacon in the picture. Usually artists create a focal point for a painting or a position to focus on however, no lines meet at a specific point in this painting leading the viewer to believe that the guitar must be the main area of focus. Further observation shows that there is something off about the location of the guitarist's hands, his left hand is in a playing position ready to play, but the hand that strums the guitar is stationary with no fingerings along with being away from the strings. Another anomaly is unlike the man the guitar seems to be completely untouched from the decay of the world and physical depression of the man. This display of contrasting values creates a great an amanous theme for the world around the main and his guitar.
Pablo Picasso's blue period also touches a primal woe and that is the fear of being alone. The man sits alone with nothing but the guitar as his comfort. As to why Picasso created this man is unknown but, the message it creates is interesting. How even though the man appears to be weak and frail he still finds some color in his world as the guitar. Music after all, is one of the most primal ways to express yourself and your feelings. The messages of loneliness are also universal in the human