tenebrism

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Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602

Sunday, March 22, 2015

11. Domestic Violence


For some odd reason no matter how I try to images will not post correctly so I guess I'll just have to deal with it. 

I was incredibly drawn to the Domestic Violence visual representation, as well as moved by their factual presentation. Even when incorporating the silly dress meme that went around to convey a very important message. "Why is it so hard to see black and blue?" Well the answer might be that violence isn't always obvious. Domestic violence does incorporate physical signs, but not always is it taken to that extreme. In some cases those who cause physical abuse don't always mean to take it to that extreme. Substance abuse such as alcohol, inhalants, and prescription drug abuse can egg-on these behaviors to the point they get too. 

This group did a wonderful job in there presentation of social issues, the use of flowers in the artwork to symbolize the bruising and the pain inflicted on her is just a creative take on it. Especially in the sense that flowers are usually used to symbolize beauty and fragility, something that most individuals are, no matter how much physical pain they may have inflicted on them, they still are as precious as a flower.



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