The first painting was by German artist Franz von Stuck in 1895. EI beso DE la Esfinge is the name of the painting. It used dark colors to create a sense of darkness and danger. It also used discrete brushstrokes and thick, bright colors to make people feel real. The pattern in the picture suggests that this is a crazy and dangerous love affair. The man in the picture expresses a morbid love. He knows that this love affair will lead to his destruction, but he doesn’t care about it, because she makes him happy. The back half of the woman in the picture is a statue. Due to the effect of color and light, it cannot be seen clearly, giving a mysterious feeling. In a word, this painting expresses people’s wild and dangerous fantasy of love at that time, replacing it with a sad and crazy mood.
The second painting was painted by the famous artist Marcel Duchamp in 1912. This painting is called Nude Descending a Staircase. It is an abstract artwork. I don’t think this painting depicts a naked woman, but a war. The geometry of it gave me a feeling of war. This painting used many bright lines and colors, which let me see the chaos and blood of the war. Through the chaos of the lines and the brightness of the colors, I could feel a bloody atmosphere. In a word, this painting has many views and arouses people’s emotions of searching for the truth.
Comparing the two paintings, they have different styles. The first painting is in the romantic style, and the second painting is in the abstract style. Secondly, their expressions are different. The first is to use concrete things to express emotions, and the second is to use geometric figures and chaotic lines to trigger people’s thinking. I think what they have in common is the feeling. I think there is blood violence and danger in both paintings.
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