Subjective Frame:
This surrealist artwork ‘Portefeuille’ or ‘Pocketbook’ by Dorothea Tanning exercises numerous elements and principles of art to portray feelings of confusion and mysteriousness. Emphasis, line and colour are the most outstanding. This artwork intrigues me, I feel compelled to follow the girl into the pocketbook and discover what lies inside. The lines heavily influence me in they seem to point the direction the girl is going. Colour and emphasis work hand in hand, in that because the bright red contrasts with the white my eyes are immediately drawn to the centre of the work. I believe the artists point in this work may have been that there is no limit to writing, the girl going inside the pocketbook is a symbol. In summary, this artwork gives the audience feelings of confusion and mysteriousness.
Structural Frame:
The surrealist artwork ‘Portefeuille’ or ‘Pocketbook’ by Dorothea Tanning was created in 1946 and the medium is oil on canvas. The dominating elements and principles of art are emphasis, line and colour and they expand the viewers ideas. The line and colour work together in this artwork to draw the viewer’s eyes to the centre and this creates the emphasis. The eyes are drawn to a small focus point before the ideas rush in and seem to explode. The size is 8 x 1/2 x 6 in. Furthermore, the work is in the genre of symbolic art as the artist is trying to convey something simplistically, beyond what you can see in the work. The message being conveyed is there is no limit to writing or your imagination. In conclusion, this work is a strong surrealist painting that shows
This surrealist artwork ‘Portefeuille’ or ‘Pocketbook’ by Dorothea Tanning exercises numerous elements and principles of art to portray feelings of confusion and mysteriousness. Emphasis, line and colour are the most outstanding. This artwork intrigues me, I feel compelled to follow the girl into the pocketbook and discover what lies inside. The lines heavily influence me in they seem to point the direction the girl is going. Colour and emphasis work hand in hand, in that because the bright red contrasts with the white my eyes are immediately drawn to the centre of the work. I believe the artists point in this work may have been that there is no limit to writing, the girl going inside the pocketbook is a symbol. In summary, this artwork gives the audience feelings of confusion and mysteriousness.
Structural Frame:
The surrealist artwork ‘Portefeuille’ or ‘Pocketbook’ by Dorothea Tanning was created in 1946 and the medium is oil on canvas. The dominating elements and principles of art are emphasis, line and colour and they expand the viewers ideas. The line and colour work together in this artwork to draw the viewer’s eyes to the centre and this creates the emphasis. The eyes are drawn to a small focus point before the ideas rush in and seem to explode. The size is 8 x 1/2 x 6 in. Furthermore, the work is in the genre of symbolic art as the artist is trying to convey something simplistically, beyond what you can see in the work. The message being conveyed is there is no limit to writing or your imagination. In conclusion, this work is a strong surrealist painting that shows