comparing and contrasting Rene Magrite the lovers 1928 and Pablo Piscasso Girl before a mirror 1932

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Discipline: Art

René Magritte                                  Pablo Picasso

The Lovers                                     Girl before a Mirror
1928                                                      1932
I. Form
1. How are the works painted or sculpted (brushstroke, color, light/ shade, material)? Which of these aspects is emphasized? Is the perspective accurate? 
2. What is the impact of the style of the image to its meaning? Why does an artist make the choice to create in the style(s) represented in these works?
3. Are the pieces abstract or more clearly realistic? If they are abstract, how? What is strange or unreal about them?
II. Subject
1. What is the subject? How can you tell? Can you?
2. How can you compare the way the subject is depicted in the two works? How similar is the subject of the two artworks?
III. Installation/ Reception
1. Where is the work placed in the galleries? What is around it? What is the impact of the work within its context? Make sure to describe the galleries and the museum itself.
2. How is the work hung? Is it at eye level? What is the lighting like in the gallery? Does the work seem to hold a prominent position in the room? Do people seem to be stopping and looking at the paintings?
IV. Historical/ Art Historical Context
1. What works that we’ve seen in class do these works resemble?
2. How similar/ different is this work as compared to others you’ve seen by the same artist (whether from class or from the museum)? 
3. How are the pieces modern? Are they new and innovative, or traditional? Do they belong in a Museum of Modern Art?I. Form
1. How are the works painted or sculpted (brushstroke, color, light/ shade, material)? Which of these aspects is emphasized? Is the perspective accurate? 
2. What is the impact of the style of the image to its meaning? Why does an artist make the choice to create in the style(s) represented in these works?
3. Are the pieces abstract or more clearly realistic? If they are abstract, how? What is strange or unreal about them?
II. Subject
1. What is the subject? How can you tell? Can you?
2. How can you compare the way the subject is depicted in the two works? How similar is the subject of the two artworks?
III. Installation/ Reception
1. Where is the work placed in the galleries? What is around it? What is the impact of the work within its context? Make sure to describe the galleries and the museum itself.
2. How is the work hung? Is it at eye level? What is the lighting like in the gallery? Does the work seem to hold a prominent position in the room? Do people seem to be stopping and looking at the paintings?
IV. Historical/ Art Historical Context
1. What works that we’ve seen in class do these works resemble?
2. How similar/ different is this work as compared to others you’ve seen by the same artist (whether from class or from the museum)? 
3. How are the pieces modern? Are they new and innovative, or traditional? Do they belong in a Museum of Modern Art?

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