Name: Omar Ali Sayed Ali Ahmed Heider
Section: 7
Glance of a Landscape
Painted by/ Paul Klee
1926
The first impression:
is the existence of the big crimson
eyeball that stares intently at mother’s nature.
Analysis:
Paul Klee depicts many different features In the
painting “Glance of a Landscape.” In the foreground, there are two sets of
elegantly aligned stairs. Majestically mysterious mountains hiding the
mystery that lies behind them are shown in the background of the painting.
In the mid-ground, there are many trees on both sides of the very large
eye. Fading in the background, the three large mountains loom over the
horizon. The eye, a large and mysterious figure, watches the viewer with
its crimson eyeball. The gloomy background colors give the painting a
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Dark mysterious tone. The mix of dark purple, grey, and red gives the
sense of darkness.
The cut-out lines on the corners of the painting create a mysterious
effect because the whole painting is a dark color while one or two shapes
are plain colors. The dark blue color adds to the spooky effect of this entire
painting. The bold tone of the eye in the center is the leading eye line of
the viewer. If any viewer looked at this painting, the first aspect that would
catch their attention is the mysterious eye in the dead center of the
painting. Paul Klee has composed the piece purposely to add to the
mystery, leaving this eye in the center with elements nowhere near similar
to an eye. It gives an abstract feeling to the painting as a whole. The last
element of note is the composition. The mountains are distorted in the
background. The mountains are juxtaposed to each other to show the vast
variety of them.
The meaning of this piece is most likely the mystery of the woods.
The eye resembles the mysterious feeling of being watched. The meaning
of putting the eye in the center is to draw the viewer to it and bring
curiosity to people’s attention. The mountaintops resemble the seclusion
felt in the woods. They also symbolize the feeling of being trapped in
nature, acting as the barrier preventing the viewer from leaving the
darkness. The blue and purple colors give the painting that feeling of
darkness in the woods. The stick figure trees create a feeling of confusion.
The meaning is that the woods are a very spooky and mysterious place.
Why did I choose this artwork?
I did choose this artwork because it reflects the beauty of nature and it
has a mixture of colors that grab your attention.
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