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DECONSTRUCTING THE GRAND MASTER - ILLUSTRATION
‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret (Girl With a Cigarette)’
‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret’ is an interpretation of the famous ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ (Johannes Vermeer, c.1665) and various portraits depicting young and beautiful women, from the 1600’s to the 1800’s; which all portray an objective beauty expressed through a passive submission to the viewer.
Although the piece does not show immediate similarities visually, other than the pitch-black background and illuminated female figure, the piece strives to focus on the attitude of the subject; specifically her gaze and gesture. In many of the classic female portraits which portray beauty, there is a lack of identity and personality.
‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret (Girl With a Cigarette)’ gives the female figure a more aggressive attitude at which identity can be apparent through the way the female figure gazes at the viewer, re-instating her authority, and the way in which she holds herself expressing a bold, daring and quite audacious personality.
This piece focus’ on the power of the subject, in which the figure can no longer be objectified by the viewer submissively, rather the subject gains authority and power through activeness of attitude within gesture and gaze.
By Chermagne Barnachea
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[email protected]
‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret (Girl With a Cigarette)’
‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret’ is an interpretation of the famous ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ (Johannes Vermeer, c.1665) and various portraits depicting young and beautiful women, from the 1600’s to the 1800’s; which all portray an objective beauty expressed through a passive submission to the viewer.
Although the piece does not show immediate similarities visually, other than the pitch-black background and illuminated female figure, the piece strives to focus on the attitude of the subject; specifically her gaze and gesture. In many of the classic female portraits which portray beauty, there is a lack of identity and personality.
‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret (Girl With a Cigarette)’ gives the female figure a more aggressive attitude at which identity can be apparent through the way the female figure gazes at the viewer, re-instating her authority, and the way in which she holds herself expressing a bold, daring and quite audacious personality.
This piece focus’ on the power of the subject, in which the figure can no longer be objectified by the viewer submissively, rather the subject gains authority and power through activeness of attitude within gesture and gaze.
By Chermagne Barnachea
canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com
[email protected]