The painting I choose is called “Raja Bikram Collecting the Clothes of the Bathing Fairies” by Mulla Nusrati .Mulla Nusrati drawn a great contrast to reflect the identities of the men and the fairies in one painting. I was attracted by the colorful and detailness of the painting as I scroll through the list of artifact we can choose to analysis. The great contrast in the color, background, and character created a narrative that reveal the diversity of the seven fairies and the simplicity of the men.
First, the character appearances reveals a sharp contrast in their difference lifestyle, enhancing the diversity of the fairies and simplicity of the man. On the upper half of the painting, the man showed the side of his face and gazed to the left. He seems indifferent of the fairies’ presence. On the other hand, the seven fairies have their eyes wide open, showing their happiness with a lukewarm smile on their faces. This shows how the fairies are all joyful creatures and how boring is the man with a unenthestic expression. Moreover, the man is wearing a simplistic light salmon color cap and shawl. The fairies are wearing colorful pearl necklaces, headdress and ear garments with …show more content…
Roberts, said "Delays can themselves be productive (Roberts, 43)." We often understand more when we look at things more closely, and dive into deeper thinking as we take more time observing it. It wasn't until 25 minutes in the assignment, I realized the color difference on the painting. Between the upper and lower half of the painting is a clearer indication that these characters must not be overlapped. I learned that although we can see it, doesn’t mean we understand it. Once I spent enough time with close observation, I noticed all the aspect of this painting contribute one point. A point that shows the fairies are more diverse and men is more simplistic overall, no matter in lifestyle, living environment and time conception