Interpreting Great Paintings #3: 'The Song of Love' (1914) by Giorgio de Chirico
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Join me as I present my interpretation of Giorgio de Chirico's wonderful painting 'The Song Of Love' . Painted in June/July 1914 in Paris, it is a metaphysical conundrum that I believe was part of a conversation with other influential thinkers of the time, including his friend the poet Guillaume Apollinaire, and the work of the philosopher Nietzsche.
I decode the symbolism - both obvious and hidden - and bring it together to reach a perhaps slightly startling conclusion!
This painting has been subjected to many different interpretations, and if you have your own I'd love to hear about them in the Comments - it would be great to have our own conversation about this joyful work!
The original is held by The Museum of Modern Art in New York: www.moma.org/collection/works...
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What an "interesting" interpretation. Dr. Freud is ready to see you now.
Yes all interpretations say more about the interpreter than the artist interpreted which is why everyone should attempt to do the same as you discover yourself. Maybe some interpretations coincide with how the artists sees it but we will never know. However the point of it I'd to have fun trying make sense, to see your flaws and progress. I hope I am encouraging others to do the same.
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Happy to see you still posting mate, I really appreciate what you do, I've learned a whole lot with your content
Thanks a lot
Thankyou. It is a pleasure.
I did a dissertation on de Chirico when at university, such an interesting and underrated artist.
Yes I agree.. I think de Chirco is up there with the very best Twentieth Century artists which for me includes Picasso, Matisse, Max Beckmann.Philip Guston and Francis Bacon and perhaps Giorgio Morandi.
I think Beckmann is also underated, especially in England, I will at some point be presenting an Interpretation of Beckmann’s Self Portrait in Tuxedo..
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+ Edward Hopper
@@GreatArtistsSteal Yes! I absolutely loved your videos on Hopper's techniques.
Thank you well done.
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great video！
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Haven't seen you post in a while. Hope you are well. Miss your presentations. 💟 from US
hi i Janine,
thanks for your concern Janine but I am well and will continue to post but not so often as I have been learning a whole new lot of skills I will pass on once I am happy with them. II hope to post a vedeo in the next two weeks.
I hope you are well.
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I find the glove rather disturbing I don't know why... I don't find the painting beautiful but more disturbing.... anyways good to see you back
Good to hear from you again Sam. If I have tuned into the mind of de Chirico my interpretation is one explanation why the glove looks so disturbing. I agree that the painting is not beautiful but it is beautifully painted.. I think this painting demonstrates that de Chirico is a poet with a dry sense of humour.