Goya and Research/Analysis on His Works
Leonard Yang
L. Greenburg
Art 103
11.29.2012
Goya and His Works, A research/analysis paper Art. A dictionary states art as an expression, application, or production of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. But art goes beyond a simple meaning translated into text. Art gives people the opportunity to express themselves and turn their emotion into works. No matter what the piece, art sends a message for us to decipher and learn from. At first, I was not interested in art to say the least. I used to draw as a child, but then again, who didn’t? But as I dove into my art class, I found out that art was a lot more interesting than I thought. I visited the Getty Center as a young child, and as memory portrays it, the museum was boring and strict. So when I found out I would be venturing there once again, I was uninterested and sullen. To my surprise, I loved the trip. The architecture was the first thing to appeal to me, and my grandma, who was from Korea, had never seen anything like it! I loved the different paintings, some telling tales of old. I learned that not all art is stale and boring, but can tell you a story if you just stop and listen. The two paintings that I have decided to compare and contrast are Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco De Goya and The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters also by Francisco De Goya.
I chose Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco De Goya because it stood out to me. My childhood drawings were no different from any other adolescent boy, monsters destroying cities, giants eating cars, violence and fiction. When I saw Saturn Devouring His Son, my childhood memories clicked and it seemed like an adult version of any child’s drawings. The painting shows Saturn with wild hair, bulging eyes, fists dripping in blood, and a frenzied look on his face. He is crouching in the darkness, violently eating a child. From a simple glimpse, this painting might seem pure carnage and evil, but as
L. Greenburg
Art 103
11.29.2012
Goya and His Works, A research/analysis paper Art. A dictionary states art as an expression, application, or production of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. But art goes beyond a simple meaning translated into text. Art gives people the opportunity to express themselves and turn their emotion into works. No matter what the piece, art sends a message for us to decipher and learn from. At first, I was not interested in art to say the least. I used to draw as a child, but then again, who didn’t? But as I dove into my art class, I found out that art was a lot more interesting than I thought. I visited the Getty Center as a young child, and as memory portrays it, the museum was boring and strict. So when I found out I would be venturing there once again, I was uninterested and sullen. To my surprise, I loved the trip. The architecture was the first thing to appeal to me, and my grandma, who was from Korea, had never seen anything like it! I loved the different paintings, some telling tales of old. I learned that not all art is stale and boring, but can tell you a story if you just stop and listen. The two paintings that I have decided to compare and contrast are Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco De Goya and The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters also by Francisco De Goya.
I chose Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco De Goya because it stood out to me. My childhood drawings were no different from any other adolescent boy, monsters destroying cities, giants eating cars, violence and fiction. When I saw Saturn Devouring His Son, my childhood memories clicked and it seemed like an adult version of any child’s drawings. The painting shows Saturn with wild hair, bulging eyes, fists dripping in blood, and a frenzied look on his face. He is crouching in the darkness, violently eating a child. From a simple glimpse, this painting might seem pure carnage and evil, but as