Arcimboldos Water :: Visual Arts Paintings Art

Arcimboldos WaterThe pick up is of a head make up of numerous different sea features with aplain black accent. It would be nearly impossible to name e genuinely last(predicate) theaquatic animals that make up this head. It seams as though there is achest plate at the top of the body which is made of a crab and thereare also shoulder plates which are made up by using a turtle and a intumescent mussel, an octopus has also attached itself to the shoulderplates. Hanging around the pick out there is a necklace made of pearls.The cheek is a ray of many sort, the ear is a mussel with a pearl asan earring. There is many sort of crab in place as the eyebrows andthe mouth seams to be a dogfish with its jaws open revealing all itsteeth. The figure seams to be wearing a crown which is made up ofwhales, seals, sea horses and coral. The snout is also made up by afish. There is an legions of different colours used but only the coraland a lobster seam to be bright and really stand out.Arci mboldo has arranged this foregather so that when you look at thepicture you are not struck by individual features but the picture as a only and I found that happened with me. Arcimboldo has used oil onlimestone to create this picture and it seams as though he has builtthe picture up from the background and added layers as he painted. Theideas used are obviously derived from the sea and sea creatures andare created together in a harmonious way and it shows a sign of peacewith so many different creatures layed together in harmony.I think it was made to show that people can give out together peacefullyjust as the animals are in the picture. It shows that struggle andarguing can be discarded and that everyone can get on no matterwhat or who they are within the picture many of the animals would beeach others enemy and prey.I like this picture because Arcimboldo has co-ordinated so manydifferent species into the image but it is still very clearly a faceand shoulders. Also the messa ge of peace is clearly illustrated and is