Pablo Picasso may have worked on this painting, Girl Before a Mirror, not ever thinking about the elements and principles of art. When he sat at his easel lovingly looking at his beloved Marie-Therese Walter, it was as if Picasso was having a religious experience painting Marie as if she was the Virgin Mary pondering her child’s fate.
As Picasso worked on the 5’4” x 4’3” oil on canvas painting in 1932, he added the elements and principals of art, allowing the painting to flow with a master’s eye and expert hand without giving them a second thought. The basic elements and principles we are learning in class came automatically to Picasso as he painted. What was important to him is that the painting was visually pleasing and complete before …show more content…
It is evident in this painting that he had already created an abstract style that makes him one of the most prolific and recognized artist in the world. Picasso’s passion and genius was able to push him to explore and to stretch his creativity beyond the limits of conventional art. He was able to build a style that is uniquely Picasso based on the classical training he received from his father. Even though Picasso was taught the foundational elements and the principles of art we can see in Girl Before a Mirror how Picasso uses line and implied lines to define and unify this asymmetrical painting.
We notice how the movement of the direct lines of the girl’s hand appears to embrace the mirror. The implied red line of her reflection’s arm gives radial balance, harmony and unity to the straight and curved orange lines that separate the girl’s figure from her reflection in the mirror. The nude breast and stomach of the girl’s figure, the covered breast and stomach of the reflection, the contour and cross contour lines of each figure unify the Girl Before a Mirror. The curved lines brings unity, rhythm and balance to the distinctly different depictions of the pregnant girl’s figure and her reflection in the mirror. The organic oval shape of both figures and the frame of the mirror draw the eye to move around the painting toward the focal point the girl’s
As Picasso worked on the 5’4” x 4’3” oil on canvas painting in 1932, he added the elements and principals of art, allowing the painting to flow with a master’s eye and expert hand without giving them a second thought. The basic elements and principles we are learning in class came automatically to Picasso as he painted. What was important to him is that the painting was visually pleasing and complete before …show more content…
It is evident in this painting that he had already created an abstract style that makes him one of the most prolific and recognized artist in the world. Picasso’s passion and genius was able to push him to explore and to stretch his creativity beyond the limits of conventional art. He was able to build a style that is uniquely Picasso based on the classical training he received from his father. Even though Picasso was taught the foundational elements and the principles of art we can see in Girl Before a Mirror how Picasso uses line and implied lines to define and unify this asymmetrical painting.
We notice how the movement of the direct lines of the girl’s hand appears to embrace the mirror. The implied red line of her reflection’s arm gives radial balance, harmony and unity to the straight and curved orange lines that separate the girl’s figure from her reflection in the mirror. The nude breast and stomach of the girl’s figure, the covered breast and stomach of the reflection, the contour and cross contour lines of each figure unify the Girl Before a Mirror. The curved lines brings unity, rhythm and balance to the distinctly different depictions of the pregnant girl’s figure and her reflection in the mirror. The organic oval shape of both figures and the frame of the mirror draw the eye to move around the painting toward the focal point the girl’s