Lillian Schwartz
Mona/Leo
The picture denotes half of Mona Lisa’s face, and half of Leonardo Da Vinci’s face, connected perfectly at the middle. This particular copy of the artwork was made black and white so that the colors wouldn’t be as distracting, making it easier to compare the two. After reading a bit about the painting, I found out that Schwartz was trying to show that the Mona Lisa could actually be a self portrait of Da Vinci. She used the two pictures to show the distinct similarities between the two faces, which is really intriguing since they are two very different characters – Mona Lisa being a young woman, and Da Vinci being an older man.
After Picasso
The artwork denotes two faces, one girl and the other one a sort of ambiguous mask looking face. There is an eye in the middle and scattered around the picture are other distorted body parts. I couldn’t really find anything online about this particular artwork, but the colors and techniques used are very interesting. The woman on the left looks like a simple drawing, while the face on the right has color and texture. I think the bright colors connote a very happy vibe, but the actual faces seem indifferent or sad, which is a stark contrast from the vibrant colors used. Really paying attention to the expression on the faces, I feel like the work connotes a depressing vibe, where the girl is trying to mask her sadness and emptiness.
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