Kokoschka's paintings are not only grotesque and disturbing, somehow I found them really entertaining because you what to look at each inch of the piece to discover each element of the painting. At first glance, they may look as a messy compilation of nonsense figures, but if you look carefully into each of the paintings, you can find characters and objects that you didn't see before and give a whole new sense to the whole composition.
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| Kokoschka's 'Loreley' |
For example, while seeing 'Loreley' at a first and quick glance, you see a worried person in the sea... not that amazing at all. But if you keep looking at the details of the painting you will discover some other men struggling in the water, a sinking boat, a sort of lighthouse, some fire... and an octopus carrying a trident! These elements, specially the last one change your whole view and definition of the painting and you can even start imagining a story for it!
You have definitely caught the fact that closely inspecting a painting, instead of just glancing at it, pays dividends!
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