Art Analysis: Gyrth Russell

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We chose this picture and text because this text perfectly match up with this painting. They express the same theme and idea. Moreover, we can have the same feeling by reading and looking at this text and poem.
After I researched this picture, I know that the painter of this painting is Gyrth Russell, an Canada war artist. The main color in this picture is blue, and blue is a symbol of sadness. However, there are also some orange in this pictures as well. Orange is a symbol of hope. The painter used both opposite color to show not only the cruel of the war, but also the happiness of winning the war as well. Moreover, when we look at the soldier's back, we can get a complicates feeling. On the one hand, we feel that he is very only, and sad.

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