1) The Double Secret - Rene Magritte
René Magritte is a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. More often than not, Magritte chose ordinary things to construct his works - trees, chairs, tables, windows and people. Magritte's work frequently displays a collection of ordinary objects in an unusual context, giving new meanings to familiar things. A painting that I chose is called ‘Le Double Secret’. The painting shows a human head detached from its face. Behind the facial expression lies an intricate network of tubes and nodes, suggesting that they are actually behind the making of a human being. This painting presents visible images, which conceal nothing - it evokes mystery and makes me think “Is Magritte trying to make us reconsider what makes a human ‘human’?” I have decided to use a portrait of my own to replace the face. Since I am wearing the hijab, I thought it would be an opportunity for me to express my identity - what I’m really made of behind the black veil.
2) Roots - Frida Kahlo
Most of Frida Kahlo's works were influenced by traumatic physical and psychological events from her
past, including a crippling accident and the infidelity of her husband. The second painting I chose is
called ‘Roots’. In this self-portrait, Frida goes back to the theme of nature. She is fusing with a plant,
becoming a part of the earth. Frida is depicted as her torso opens up like a window and gives birth to a
vine. It's her dream of being able to give birth as a childless woman. Frida's blood circulates the vine
and reach beyond the leaves' veins and feed the parched earth. It depicts the artist reclining in an
orange dress with vines growing out of her body into the ground widely seen to signify the importance
of the concept of fertility in human life cycle. With this piece I was trying to completely turn the
artwork piece into food art. I figured this would be a good idea because I wanted to relate the
element of earth she’s using in the painting with elements of food (also comes from the earth),
which I think are interconnected.
past, including a crippling accident and the infidelity of her husband. The second painting I chose is
called ‘Roots’. In this self-portrait, Frida goes back to the theme of nature. She is fusing with a plant,
becoming a part of the earth. Frida is depicted as her torso opens up like a window and gives birth to a
vine. It's her dream of being able to give birth as a childless woman. Frida's blood circulates the vine
and reach beyond the leaves' veins and feed the parched earth. It depicts the artist reclining in an
orange dress with vines growing out of her body into the ground widely seen to signify the importance
of the concept of fertility in human life cycle. With this piece I was trying to completely turn the
artwork piece into food art. I figured this would be a good idea because I wanted to relate the
element of earth she’s using in the painting with elements of food (also comes from the earth),
which I think are interconnected.
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