Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

After choosing the reference artist , I decided to look deeper into one of his artwork: Three Musicians. This artwork captured my attention with its bright, vibrant colors.
Three Musicians (1921)
Background: 
Three Musicians is a large painting measuring more than 2 meters wide and high. It is painted in the style of Synthetic Cubism and gives the appearance of cut paper. Picasso paints three musicians in a shallow, boxlike room. 

The Three Musicians:
On the left is a clarinet player, in the middle a guitar player, and on the right a singer holding sheets of music. The clarinet player dressed in a blue and white suit; the guitar player in an orange and yellow diamond-pattered costume and the musician on the right in a black robe. 

Other objects:
In front of the clarinet player is a table with a pipe and other objects, while beneath him is a dog, whose belly, legs, and tail peep out behind the musician's legs. 

Elements of Design
Line: Straight and curve lines.
Shape: Angular shapes (Squares, triangles).
Color: Bright colors with contrast.
No eye movement.
Smooth texture - Painting

Principle of Design
Hierarchy - Focused on the three musicians.
Balance, proportional.
Repetition of diamond shape.
Contrast from the orange and yellow diamond-patterned costume.

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