preview

Barlow Palminteri Argumentative Essay

Decent Essays

The young, innocent, promising lives of our past drive emotions through artistic expressions that can be displayed though many outsources. I met my lifelong friend on a day that seemed inevitable to find absolutely nothing. Upon our day to view the art gallery, I entered the gallery feeling very negative that I would view any pieces of art that spoke to me directly. I thought, what possible piece could spark any emotions whatsoever within this “old soul”. I imagined walking in to the gallery to find out that the artistic expressions of others meant little to nothing to me. I was wrong in my assumptions and found a beautiful painting named “Console” by Barlow Palminteri. Tasked with describing what the painting looks like, what it means to me, as well as my …show more content…

Each square is red, yellow, and blue in color reminding me of the artists’ Hispanic origins. Moving inward from the darker, gray and white outer portion of the painting seems to be a bookcase with three separate images inlayed into squares of a man painting on a canvas. In my opinion, the three separate men painting are memories of his father who inspired him to become an artist while the softer, warmer colors the artist utilizes represents his love, appreciation, and admiration towards his father. Overall, the painting is a memory timeline that represents the artist’s life. The grays, blacks, and white used show the darker memories, while the vibrant, beautiful colors symbolize the joyous ones. Personally, the painting drew me towards it because of my Hispanic roots and love for abstract in life. The man playing the guitar induced several emotions from happy to sad and from anxiety to calmness. Growing up, my father played guitar for me and it was the first image that caught my attention. It anchored me to a specific time in my childhood. The guitar is very similar to the guitar that my father owned and played. Also, the image brings up emotions of pride as

Get Access