The author called the painting "The Head of a Man", as if it did not deserve to be called a portrait. But this is a real portrait, it is not just a “head”, it is a face, even a look that immediately attracts attention, does not allow tearing it away. The author showed the viewer only a part of the hero’s face, not even very clearly written. But it turned out so expressive, deep, intense. A man looks somewhere far into the distance, through and over, and this as lifts him above everything else, expands [Expand]
his boundaries. The surrounding landscape contributes to the creation of such an impression, which is also not very detailed and clear, but gives a sense of space, spaciousness, distance. The viewer, looking at the hero of the picture, unwittingly tries to guess his thoughts and takes his eye, changes his viewing angle to the world around him. The canvas leaves a strange sensation of detachment from trifles and common life, of philosophical perception of life, the search for something small, but really important.
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Ann User Rating: 160 November 17, 2019
I am attracted to this mysterious man, I wonder what he thinks about
The author called the painting "The Head of a Man", as if it did not deserve to be called a portrait. But this is a real portrait, it is not just a “head”, it is a face, even a look that immediately attracts attention, does not allow tearing it away. The author showed the viewer only a part of the hero’s face, not even very clearly written. But it turned out so expressive, deep, intense. A man looks somewhere far into the distance, through and over, and this as lifts him above everything else, expands [Expand]
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I am attracted to this mysterious man, I wonder what he thinks about
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