The Japanese Bridge 1923 artwork reminds me of some of kandinsky’s work but in a much looser and less geometric way. It has a very unique style of brush work that draws the viewer in and brings us into a much more ethereal and flowing mindset and mental landscape. This piece is different from the others by Monet we have seen in class in that is has a much less focused and planned color scheme (or at least appears unplanned on the surface). This is almost certainly due to the cataract symptoms discussed earlier. It also is much more impressionistic than his earlier works, and seems to use slightly dulled hues and colors, something which can be seen as a pattern in his works over time due to cataract brown tinge symptoms and overall light diffusement.
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It gives us a very new perspective, one that shows us perhaps those tangles brush strokes are not just intentional. Perhaps they are also the brush strokes of a man who is desperately trying to capture what he sees, and yet his eyes remain unsure of their focus. His broad and sometimes counterintuitive swaths of paint begin to make sense, as the fading edges of an image. Monets technique in this piece, while perhaps different, is no less masterful. Even though we are seeing what was to Monet, perhaps akin to a blurred and grainy photograph, this does not diminish its beauty. Within this piece we can see so much more than just a masterful painting, we can see into his Soul. As the saying goes, The eyes are the window to the soul, and Monet’s windows were getting cloudy. Knowing what I now know of his eyesight and having analysed his work leading to this piece, I can almost feel Monet’s struggles through the canvas. The muddied Colors, unsteady brush strokes , and strange warped landscape all give credence to this struggle. And while these things certainly due change his work, They also give us an inspiring insight. That even when faltering, the mind continues to move forward and work, and this piece is no less breathtaking because of it’s faults. It is the evident struggle within himself that monet faced, and continued to fight at the end of his life that make this creation so exquisitely beautiful. And from that, I think we can all learn something. A loss or setback can also sometimes lead to great beauty. I hope that through this close reading of his work and his health, I have managed to open a new point of view for those viewing this great
It gives us a very new perspective, one that shows us perhaps those tangles brush strokes are not just intentional. Perhaps they are also the brush strokes of a man who is desperately trying to capture what he sees, and yet his eyes remain unsure of their focus. His broad and sometimes counterintuitive swaths of paint begin to make sense, as the fading edges of an image. Monets technique in this piece, while perhaps different, is no less masterful. Even though we are seeing what was to Monet, perhaps akin to a blurred and grainy photograph, this does not diminish its beauty. Within this piece we can see so much more than just a masterful painting, we can see into his Soul. As the saying goes, The eyes are the window to the soul, and Monet’s windows were getting cloudy. Knowing what I now know of his eyesight and having analysed his work leading to this piece, I can almost feel Monet’s struggles through the canvas. The muddied Colors, unsteady brush strokes , and strange warped landscape all give credence to this struggle. And while these things certainly due change his work, They also give us an inspiring insight. That even when faltering, the mind continues to move forward and work, and this piece is no less breathtaking because of it’s faults. It is the evident struggle within himself that monet faced, and continued to fight at the end of his life that make this creation so exquisitely beautiful. And from that, I think we can all learn something. A loss or setback can also sometimes lead to great beauty. I hope that through this close reading of his work and his health, I have managed to open a new point of view for those viewing this great