Three paintings to discuss for my term paper

I do so dislike the title, but I can think of nothing else suitable.

The Kiss (1908-1909)
Gustav Klimpt

In class Kimpt is never mentioned (at least to my recollection to the time of the writing) which somewhat saddens me.  I've enjoyed the various pieces I've seen (via google image search) done by him.  Thomson described it as a sort of balance between death and sexuality.   Here the squares on the man indicate the stereotypical sexist view of men being solid and strong.  On the other hand the woman is filled with circles, which indicate a sort of softness, further emphasized by many of the circles appearing squished.  The blending of the two figures shows how the couple is loosing themselves in their love .  The use of geometric shapes reminds me of cubism, even though cubism itself wasn't developed by Picasso for a few years.

Some Klimt Kitsch.

Winne the Pooh

Tommervik

This is a character from many children's memories :Winnie the Pooh.  A less chaotic cubist painting, the bear can be clearly seen.  However parts of the figure are fading into the background, indicative that this character is beginning to fade from children.

Star Wars
Tommervik

And finally a cubist view of an ATAT from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.  The segmentation of the body and legs gives the vehicle multiple views, such as walking and stumbling (as many would remember from the famous scene with the A-Wing fighters and their tow lines).



One may wonder why I chose these.  I find the three pictures interesting, but even more interesting is how little of an impact they make on me.  There is more of an impression made when one is able to view a work of art in person (such as the texture of the medium, canvas, etc), however with the age of information virtually any piece of art can be found without having to walk around.  With such a vast amount of art available, the impressions and "auras" (as Walter Benjamin put it) are not as powerful as they were.