Show and Tell was a great comic that showed the relationship between words and pictures. As I was reading, the boy in the comic pointed out many interesting points about words and pictures, and how they related. He was explaining that as times have changed so has our outlook on words and pictures. Back when no words were used, pictures were the words. You could easily tell what was trying to be said through the pictures.
When the boy was explaining the picture and word pyramid, he made a good point. He stated that pictures were going to continue to move up. Words were just words, and without pictures, they were boring. Pictures can always express words. It would be very difficult to turn words into a picture. With the right amount of pictures and words, the artwork could be amazing.
When the boy broke down the categories between words and pictures, comics made more sense to me. Comics used many different strategies to express what they wanted to say. From facial expressions to montages of words, the way you present something, may change its meaning. You must equally balance out words and pictures so there is not too much of one.
Comics have been around for a long time, and will never die. When pictures and words are used together correctly, you may have a masterpiece. Not only can comics use pictures and words, but almost any book. Pictures can also say 100 words.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Death of a Grave-Digger
The painting “The Death of the Grave-Digger is a very symbolic painting. Carlos Schwabe included many small features in the painting that symbolize many things, and some people do not catch them. You must thoroughly analyze the painting to truly understand its meaning. Its true meaning is hidden within.
When you first look at The Death of the Grave-Digger the first thing that catches most people’s attention is the Angel of Death. She is the main image of the painting. She mainly stands out because her clothing is very dark compared to the snow in the background. Her dark wings are surrounding the man, as if she were taking care of him. She appears as if she is about to take his soul and lay it to rest. She may appear as an evil figure, but is doing no harm.
The grass in The Death of the Grave-Digger appears to either be just growing, or just dying. The grass may symbolize the death of one life, and the beginning of a new one. The grave-digger lost his life, but the angel is there so he may begin a new one. In the background, the sun appears to either be setting or rising. That may also be a symbol of a new life. The sun always seems to be a symbol of life.
When you look at the image, you can easily tell what the yonic, and phallic. The phallic symbol is the grave-diggers shovel. It appears that the man had dug his own grave. He may have known that his life was coming to an end soon. The yonic symbol is the hole he dug. When I looked at the image, I noticed that the phallic symbol was in the yonic symbol. These hidden images make this artwork a masterpiece.
When you first look at The Death of the Grave-Digger the first thing that catches most people’s attention is the Angel of Death. She is the main image of the painting. She mainly stands out because her clothing is very dark compared to the snow in the background. Her dark wings are surrounding the man, as if she were taking care of him. She appears as if she is about to take his soul and lay it to rest. She may appear as an evil figure, but is doing no harm.
The grass in The Death of the Grave-Digger appears to either be just growing, or just dying. The grass may symbolize the death of one life, and the beginning of a new one. The grave-digger lost his life, but the angel is there so he may begin a new one. In the background, the sun appears to either be setting or rising. That may also be a symbol of a new life. The sun always seems to be a symbol of life.
When you look at the image, you can easily tell what the yonic, and phallic. The phallic symbol is the grave-diggers shovel. It appears that the man had dug his own grave. He may have known that his life was coming to an end soon. The yonic symbol is the hole he dug. When I looked at the image, I noticed that the phallic symbol was in the yonic symbol. These hidden images make this artwork a masterpiece.
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