Barge Haulers on the Volga is an
oil-on-canvas painting by the Russian realist painter Ilya Repin. This work
depicts the laboring men working on the Bolga River. On the picture, all of the
men seem exhausted, and they almost collapse forward but they have to continue
their work with the last energy. This work celebrates the hardworking laborers
and their dignity, but it also criticizes the feudal forces in Russia, under
which the Russian laborers suffered a lot.
I draw a leisurely person with a cup of
coffee in his hand. The person is lying on the land with a very casual posture,
which is a very common icon to stand for the leisure; and the cup is a very universal
icon to represent the coffee area. The combination of the two icons expresses a
sense of leisure, which do a great contrast with the original work where the laborers
work really hard. I want to add this icon to give the picture intense contrast
to help the audience better understands the idea of the original work.
没有评论:
发表评论