Blog #5

I found this work of art in the MOMA museum, and it’s titled “Lapeyrouse Wall” (2004) by Peter Doig. This painting is meant to be stylized/idealized rather than realistic. The painting is representational because you can clearly see it’s a man with an umbrella. You see the general overviews, the man has a descent body shape and head, it even has it’s own shadow. Whenever it rains we always see general appearances of people with their umbrellas so we see there is no surprises in this painting. In here the umbrella is painted another color and shape to make it stand out, and his arm is a different color from his clothes and the wall. However it is stylized since the painting doesn’t go in depth. Due to the fact the man has his back turned from us we don’t get a clear image of his face or flaws. Thus it’s a symbol of any man in general not a specific one. I noticed that this painting consist of diagonal lines with the big red wall and the umbrella itself. I think the artist chose to make it this style because it was a way of expressing his feelings. To me the painting looks relaxing like he’s taking a walk under the rain while the sun is shining. The ground is a lighter color and with the shadow there and the sky being a cloudy blue/grey color it makes me think it’s raining while there is sunlight. The overall colors in this painting are light and not bright. The man in this painting looks like he’s taking his time walking.