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By looking this painting as a whole,
we can see that the gigantic watch, which is sitting on the beach, is the focal
point of this piece of art. Watch is a representational object that people have
seen and recognized from their daily life. A (detailed) realistic watch with an unusually
size appears in a picture will definitely draw viewers' attention and curiosity.
Viewers may doubt whether the picture is real. By leading viewers to think and guess,
this painting will leave a deep impression on viewers’ mind and catch their
interest to investigate into it more.
Abstract
In
addition, other than representational, this painting also purposely utilized abstract
level. As I mentioned, the irregular size of watch is an abstraction. Even though the details of the watch are not
minimized or deleted, the size of the watch itself is intentionally isolated and
exaggerated. By showing a watch that is painting realistically, but in abstract size , viewers will be confused. This allows viewers to have plenty of space for imagination and
questions about the painting and for the artist.
Symbol
Furthermore, by observing
deeply into the two watch hands on the watch face, we can discover that having
the watch hands at 10:10 is a recognizable symbol for every advertisement of
watch brand. Watch companies tend to put their brand name above the center of
the watch. By displaying both watch hands at 10:10 around the brand, the brand
will be famed and not blocked by the hands. Hence, viewers will draw attention
to the brand name.
Besides, the seven (or eight)
sea gulls also symbolize the watch hands in this painting. The “V” shape flying
posture of the sea gulls appears to denote the 10:10 position of the hands on
watch’s face. This creates an illusion
to viewers and makes the entire painting more interesting and aesthetic!
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