Ways Of Seeing

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I chose Rembrandt’s painting titled The Music Party for my paper because I had
to choose an older painting. This piece isn’t a painting that I would normally
choose because it doesn’t interest me. I am more interested in paintings with
many colors and shapes rather than pictures of people in history. I also like
modern art because they allow you to make your own opinion of them and they
are more fitting towards modern society and society’s perceptions. This painting
already has a meaning that has been passed down through generations since it
was produced. During the time period this painting was produced, a ruling class
existed. They were the people that defined the perceptions of society and culture.
Art is a form of culture. The painting I chose is focused on society’s perceptions.
In the painting I chose, the focal point is the woman sitting in the middle
holding a book. There are two other people in the room, but they are behind her.
They are painted darker than the woman and appear to be in the shadows. That
is why I have reasoned that the woman is the focal point. The men in the back
are playing musical instruments that appear to be a cello and a harp. The
women is holding a book which I think is a song book because the look on her
face suggests that she is singing and because everyone else is doing something
with music. There are numerous other books scattered around the floor that
could also possibly be music books. There is a picture on the wall, but it is too
small to tell what it is a picture of. The original painting is in color, but my
printer is out of ink and I’m not sure exactly what color everything is. The
painting is rather small, but it could possibly be because I got it off-line. I
originally went to Miami Oxford’s Art museum, but all they had was one exhibit
of modern paintings and a display about pottery. I don’t have a car right now
sow it was impossibl...