Leung Pui Ying(Yota) talks on DaGoyaGiant1810-18

INTRODUCTION

-What is the name of the artist?
The name of the artist is Francisco De Goya Y Lucientes.

-What is the year the drawing was done?
The drawing was done on 1818.

-What is the medium?
The drawing was drawn on aquatint with burnishing .

-What is the subject matter or general theme of the work?
It is a drawing of artist's imagination.

-What is the purpose of the drawing?
The purpose of the drawing is to express the artist's emotion .

DESCRIBE THE DRAWING IN DETAIL

-How is line used?What does it do/express?
We can hardly see the shaped line in this drawing.The line is soft and unclear in order to make the character looks more mysterious.

-How is tone used?What does it do/express?
atmospThere is one color tone(black to white).The tone is black in one-sided generally in order to creat a dismal here.

-What can you say about shape and/or form in this picture?What is the effect?
It is a three-dimensional form since we can the giant has height and depth through the drawing tenique.That can make the object looks more believable(like a real person).

-Is rhythm important in this picture?If so say more about it....
Rhythm is not much important in this drawing since the giant is the focus in this picture.However ,the regular lines below the picture can enhance the sad feeling behind the giant .

-Is the picture balanced ?Explain...
The picture is not balanced .The picture was used in"triangle drawing structure".

-Is perspective used in the picture?If so,describe the way that the illusion of three-dimensional space has been created.
Yes, down-to-up perspective was used in this drawing . The aritist used low-angled tenique to draw the giant in order to make objective looks more big and broaden the contrast between the giant and the small houses.

-Is the picture harmonious?If so ,in what way?
The picture is harmonious in the whole feeling . The artist use the tone of the color(one color tone) and the line(smooth line) to create a harmonious atmosphere .

Are there any strong contrasts in the picture?Say more...
The only strong contrast in the picture is the the size of the objects.We can see the main object(the giant) and the remained objects(the houses) have big contrast in size . Of course , it can let the audiences focus on the giant when they first cantch a glimpse of the picture .

INTERPRETATION AND EVALUATION

-What is the mood of the drawing?Justify your answer using information from your responses above.
The mood is sad ,sorrowful ,dejected and depressed.
The artist only use black and white to draw the picture . And we can see that the whole tone is black in general. Aspecially , the artist use shadow to describe the back of the giant's body ,making the atmosphere become sorrowful deeply and enhancing the lonelyness of the giant. And the artist chose to draw night scene of the background enhancing the sad feeling .
Moreover , The line is smooth instead of sharping in the drawing . We can see the shape of the giant is very soft which creates a meek personality of him .

-What does the drawing express?Justify your answer using information from your responses above.
The drawing expesses the artist's inner world .
First , in the sense of the facial expression . The giant looks at the sky and opens his mouth. It seems that something weighing on the giant mind and telling us that "Although i am a giant , i am fragile and lonely ."
Also , we can see the giant is nude .The artist did not draw clothes to him in order to let the audience focus on his face .
Besides , the artist use down-to-up perspective to draw the giant making the size looks bigger .The giant is big in size ,however ,he does not look like evil and wicked because of his facial expression .

In your opinion,why is this work interesting/moving/clever/imaginative/thought-provoking/......?Choose the adjective(s)that best fit the work,and then justify your conclusion in terms of specific features and qualities of the drawing.
In my opinion , the best adjective that fit the work is lonelyness.
When I first saw the drawing , I think the man looks big but he look small in his heart . Then I chose this picture . The whole structure of the drawing is simple . It does not contain much color and objects .It is simple but meaningful . Because when you looks at the picture for a long time , you will feel the lonelyness of the giant aspecially when you looks at night .
It seems that there is a touching story behind the scenes . Maybe the giant is a description of the artist himself showing the lonelyness and sorrow of his inner world. I really want to add a dialogue at the bottom of the drawing writing that "Looking at the same sky as you but have you even missed me?"