TRANSFORMATION
an online art exhibition
A CHANGE OF HEART
Farewell
Saying goodbye is never easy. Bidding farewell to someone you love, someone of great importance leads to heartbreaks. These farewells that occur in relationships are usually due to a change of heart, a change of emotions. These farewells also cause a change of emotions in the other party; from happiness to sorrow. These farewells are one of the transformations that occur within us.
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MELANCHOLY
by Edvard Munch
Jappe Nilssen, a close friend of Edvard Munch, is the subject of this painting. The story behind this is that the married woman he had an affair with decided to stay with her husband (Carrasco, 2017a). This expressionist work manages to capture the sadness the subject feels through how he looks out at the sea while preoccupied. This painting depicts how he is in sorrow when the love of his life left him after having a change of heart.
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BYBLIS
by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
The story behind this painting is the Byblis myth where Byblis, a nymph, fell in love with her brother and confessed to him. Knowing of her feelings, he runs away from her, leaving her heartbroken (Carrasco, 2017b). This painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau manages to capture Byblis as being heartbroken. The way the body was painted, how the body slouches over the spring, adds depth and elements to the feeling the painting is trying to portray. The way the artist illuminates Byblis in the painting highlights the sorrow felt by Byblis. This painting of Byblis manages to convey the sorrow felt, after being happily and naively in love, when her love left her.
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OPHELIA
by John Everett Millais
This painting depicting Ophelia’s last moment. The story behind this painting is the love story between Hamlet and Ophelia (Carrasco, 2017b). The colours used made the setting look more magical. The way the artist paints her face as calm and how her hands are structured expresses the calmness of the setting. This painting displays how she committed suicide with a calm heart. This painting exhibits how her feelings changed; from feeling happy to feeling heartbroken, and then feeling calm as she took away her own life and left the world.
References
​Carrasco, M. I. (2017, May 3). The Excruciating Pain Of Heartbreak In 5 Works Of Art. Retrieved from https://culturacolectiva.com/art/the-excruciating-pain-of-heartbreak-in-5-works-of-art/
Carrasco, M. I. (2017, March 27). 10 Works Of Art That Pay Homage To Your Melancholy. Retrieved from https://culturacolectiva.com/art/melancholy-paintings/