Woman In A Tub Analysis

My first time at the Art Institute went better than I anticipated. My friend went with me and we had a great time. We started off with Folk Art and then went to European Art. We ended up in the Doctrine and Devotion exhibition, and it was really interesting how the religious art from different parts of the world such as, Germany, France, Italy, and Peru were very similar to each other. I thought it was pretty cool how art can be very similar, when it comes to the same themes even if it has to do with two completely different artists, from different places, and from very different cultures. I think that if I would have gone to the Art Institute before taking Art Appreciation, I would probably have had a completely different perspective on the art. I don 't think I would have paid that much attention to the style, texture, format, or size. Even though it’s only half way through the semester, I already feel that I have learned a lot about interpreting art …show more content…
The name of the sculpture is Woman in a Tub. The sculpture is literally a naked woman in the tub, but there is more than just that. The woman had only one fourth of her head. Only her chin and mouth is showing, with her long hair on her shoulders. Her mouth was wide opened, and her hands were covering her breast, but her left hand was not covering her nipple. Her nails were really nicely polished with a color red, it also looked like her lips were painted red. Only one of her legs was showing and the rest was covered by what looked like white foam. There was a pink heart painted on the white foam, in the middle of her two legs. The shower head looked like a toy, with a ball inside. It looked like something you see at a playground and play with. There was also a colorful cone half way out of the white foam. I’m not sure what it represented, but it was colorful and reminded me of a party