Lets take a look at another Hebrew scene, this time from the old testament. Though another warm family event, also with strong religious overtones, this piece manifests a departure from the social cohesion demonstrated in “The Jewish Bride” (where I should have mentioned the ring fingers crossing). Namely, here the woman is being excluded from [...]
A display of gentle emotion, intimacy and humanism. The background is almost blank showing only a few shapes of architecture, and some trees and leaves. The source of light is unclear. Light could come from above or from the viewer’s direction; but, it doesn’t matter, because the faces of the couple seem to glow by [...]
Much has been written and said about this masterpiece. Critics discuss themes of societal alienation, emotional extremes, such as of loneliness and despair, and so on and so forth — I won’t recapitulate these ideas, but rather will try to examine the painting on a more technical and formal level, in an endeavor to trace [...]
This vision of the sun may seem both very close and remote, aloof yet deeply personal, welcoming and intimidating. One thing is certain: the dominance of the star in this erratic landscape is overwhelming, and it will influence the viewer in one of these ways or another. As was often his custom, the artist created [...]
The author of the monograph I own on Munch, David Loshak, puts a lot of weight into psychoanalytical interpretation of the Norwegian artist’s work. For instance, he suggests that The Sun, as well as the star’s manifestation in “The Dance of Life” function as a phallic image; he interprets the tree and its reflection in the [...]
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