Altidor,
Samuel
Professor
D. Lemeh
ARH2000
31
March 2013
Blog
Entry 9
Larry Rivers’ Delacroix 1830: Chaos and
Purpose
From out trip to the Boca Art Museum
last week, Larry Rivers’ “Delacroix 1830: Chaos and Purpose” really caught my
attention. This painting is oil on canvas painting mounted on foam board; which
gives the artwork a tridimensional look. It depicts a chaotic scene from what I
believe is the French Revolution war. At the center of it all is none other
than a woman with her breasts uncovered uncovered holding the French flag. The
fact that her skin tone is lighter than pretty much everything in the frame
leads the viewers’ eyes directly to her. When I saw her the first thing I asked
myself was: “what is a half naked woman doing in such a barbaric and chaotic
scene?” She seemed so out of place in there. According to the docent however,
the half dressed lady represent liberty, and is leading the people. In the
painting the working group was represented by the poorly dressed gentleman
brandishing a saber in the mid-left of the frame. The well-dressed gentleman in
the top hat carrying a rifle represents the French “bourgeoisie”. The little
boy on the left hand side of “lady liberty” represents the students…
One of the reasons I loved the
painting is because it brought back memories of going through school in Haiti.
I grew up studying French literature and history. And the painting reminds me
of one of the illustrations in my history books. Sometimes I could swear it’s
the same exact image.
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