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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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For this art critique, I went up to Schumacher Galley on the fourth floor of the library on Friday afternoon. I had never been up there before, but I had heard great reviews from friends who had before. The piece of art I choice to critique was a painting of Roger Rabbit from the movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The painting was painted in 1998, with vinyl paint on celluloid, photocopy paper. From the description of the painting, this painting is from the scene where Roger is given the assignment to look after Baby Herman while his mother is away. He promises to look after him as if he were looking out after one of his relatives.
My first impression from the painting is Roger is goofy and very excited to watch Baby Herman. Due to a painting being a still frame, the artist must be able to portray the emotion of character through shading, expressions, etc. In this particular painting, the emotion of Roger Rabbit is clearly portrayed through his face. The entire painting is focused around him and nothing else. It is made up bright colors, basic shapes, and lines. The background is made up of a mix of light and dark …show more content…

As I was walking throughout the gallery, there were hundreds of paintings, drawings, and sculptures. To me this shows a lot about a piece of art, for there to be all these art pieces and out of all of them I chose this specific piece. I chose this piece because I find it to be very relatable. Every kid becomes super excited when they are finally given the opportunity to watch a little sibling, or given some type of responsibility. Roger Rabbit has this super excited and silly expression on his face as he is told the news. I believe the artist sums up this expression well. Roger Rabbit appears to be full of life and potentially counting how many hours he will be watching baby Herman. This painting is very simple, which allows the viewer to interpret what is actually occurring in the

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