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WOMAN IN AN ARMCHAIR Abstract. The definition of the word is; “a stylization, rearrangement, simplification of form for the purpose of artistic expression. Abstract images are most often derivative of forms actually seen or experienced.” For an example, take the human face. It is a form that is commonly known and so recognizable, that if it is taken and then rearranged it is in most instances still recognizable. This is one of the methods or styles that the artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) used quite frequently. The piece of his that I chose to analyze was, Woman In An Armchair, created in 1946. The media that was used was oil and gouache on canvas. After observing it for some time, I found it to be an interesting but perplexing image. Picasso’s work was very complex and intense, to say the least. It seems as if there was so much involved in everything he did, that I probably haven’t even come close to touching half of what was really there, yet hopefully I’ve made a small crack in the surface. There is a basic form to the painting, and it is recognizable. You do see a woman sitting in what appears to be an armchair. However, her form is an abstract one. Immediately, my eyes are drawn to the upper left-hand corner where there is a crème colored rectangle that portrays a basic window. I believe that Picasso used this window as one of his focal points.
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