Abstract Image

 

This is a painting named Gong created by Pierre Alechinsky. The use of various hues of blue gives the painting a calming and tranquil feeling. The lines in the painting are smooth but were also drawn hard enough to create a figure of what looks like a woman dancing. On the other side, another figure appears to me to be a snail or a flower. In the rest of the painting, the painting is covered in a dark shade of blue and consists of huge dark swirls. In the painting, it seems like the two figures are the only ones glowing. The woman in the painting seems to be confined to a small space since her head seems to be in an uncomfortable position. The small parts of the painting where color is missing make it seem as if a light is coming into the painting or the woman is going to be consumed by the darkness.  When looking at the painting I feel calm but also sad because the woman doesn't know what she is walking into which seems like a dark abyss. The colors of the painting caught my eye since the color blue tends to bring a feeling of sadness but also bring a feeling of peace. Pierre Alechnisky created this painting based on a sound that is created by an instrument in East Asia. The gong creates vibration that are quite relaxing just like the colors in this paining.