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10/6/2020

Analyze the artwork above (The Mysterious Bird [1917], Charles Burchfield). What do you notice? How do the foreground and the background of the painting juxtapose (contrast) one another? What kind of mood does each create?

43 Comments

Riley J.

10/6/2020 12:36:01 pm

The painting represents almost a sad day with the rainy/ cloudy sky and the worn dirt road

Cayden Logan

10/6/2020 01:12:18 pm

I agree with your assessment

Anika

10/6/2020 01:13:52 pm

I agreee with how you explained the sadness this picture brings out.

Audrey

10/6/2020 01:13:04 pm

The painting represents almost like the passing of a storm with the green on the side of the road and the storm clouds in the background

Jada

10/6/2020 01:14:42 pm

I really like how you said that and I definitely agree!

Sara Deschaine

10/6/2020 01:16:52 pm

I really like what you said about the painting.

Anika

10/6/2020 01:13:09 pm

The painting represents a cloudy, sad, blah day. This means like an okay mood not sad but not great.

Tia Matthews

10/6/2020 01:14:15 pm

I agree it kind of gives you a down feeling

Chloie

10/6/2020 01:17:07 pm

I like that the sky just makes the rest of the painting sad

Tia Matthews

10/6/2020 01:13:29 pm

They road is bright and has color surrounding it. The sky and all around is dark and threatening. It kind of sets a dreary mood like you are surrounded by stuff you don’t want to be around and you just have to push through.

Keller B

10/6/2020 01:14:25 pm

There are always those winter days.

Chloie

10/6/2020 01:17:44 pm

I agree the sky puts the whole painting in a bad mood

Piper

10/6/2020 01:13:33 pm

The painting represents how emotions can take control of your life just like the weather takes control of the earth. I believe the background almost has a happier tone to it with the blue tones in the sky and on the ground. The foreground has a transitioning tone almost because of the green grass on one side and the snow on the other.

Cayden Logan

10/6/2020 01:15:02 pm

I've never thought of it that way

Keller

10/6/2020 01:15:03 pm

That is interesting.

Jada

10/6/2020 01:15:54 pm

I really liked how you said that and talked about how controlling emotions can be!

Shayla

10/6/2020 01:15:57 pm

I like how you talked about the painting representing emotions

Hannah Rich

10/6/2020 01:16:31 pm

That's a cool thought!

Sara Deschaine

10/6/2020 01:17:53 pm

I really like you response I didn’t think of it that way.

Keller B

10/6/2020 01:13:34 pm

The painting shows two different seasons. You are leaving what looks to be summer and heading to a winter like landscape. The foreground is welcoming wanting you to stay, the background is almost looking gloomy, uninviting.

Piper

10/6/2020 01:14:42 pm

I like how you put that the foreground is welcoming like it almost represents someone telling you to stay.

Cayden Logan

10/6/2020 01:13:50 pm

The first thing I noticed is what is presumably a bird flying through the grayish day. The cloudy sky gives off a gloomy atmosphere.

Hannah Rich

10/6/2020 01:13:53 pm

Part of it is a little drab and it creates a sad feeling. Down the road looks a little more colorful and there is an area in the sky where the dark clouds dont touch which kind of shows an area of light

Shayla

10/6/2020 01:14:12 pm

This painting creates a foreboding and sad feel. the foreground has lighter colors which makes it seem a little happy but once you look towards the background it then turns back to being gloomy. The trees give it a mysterious and haunted look to the painting

Tia Matthews

10/6/2020 01:15:14 pm

I agree with that

Anika

10/6/2020 01:15:21 pm

The trees do give off a mysterious look

Piper

10/6/2020 01:15:23 pm

I love how you stated this.

Kali

10/6/2020 01:16:17 pm

I agree that the painting looks kind of haunting.

Audrey

10/6/2020 01:17:02 pm

I agree there are two different moods to this painting.q

Hannah Rich

10/6/2020 01:17:38 pm

Totally agree!

Jada Crispin

10/6/2020 01:14:13 pm

This painting represents sadness and darkness and it other parts of the painting there is green grass and brighter colors which represents happiness.

Kali

10/6/2020 01:14:27 pm

I noticed that the sky looks like an eye and that the road looks like it's been well worn. The foreground looks inviting while the background seems the opposite. The foreground has like an adventurous, exciting mood to it while the background seems forbidden and dangerous.

Shayla

10/6/2020 01:17:28 pm

I never noticed that the sky looked like an eye. It’s really cool that you were able to point that out.

Michael Gebhardt

10/6/2020 01:18:31 pm

I like how you said the foreground looks inviting.

Anna

10/6/2020 01:15:07 pm

This painting represents the beauty of change, like changing seasons.

Riley

10/6/2020 01:18:15 pm

I agree it does feel like a change in seasons.

Riley

10/6/2020 01:15:36 pm

The bottom half is almost happy, like the beginning of spring. While the top is dark and gloomy, like the beginning of a storm. However, there is still a path of light through the dark.

Sara Deschaine

10/6/2020 01:16:22 pm

What I notice when I look at this painting is the dead trees, dark sky and the brighter but worn path. The path is is contrasting the dead and dark area around it. The path to is worn like a lot of people have used it and the dark out side represents sadness.

Michael Gebhardt

10/6/2020 01:19:35 pm

I like how you noticed how worn the path was.

Chloie

10/6/2020 01:16:23 pm

This picture contrasts with itself because the road is very pretty and has lots of color and the sky is a dull grey. The sky makes it seem like a boring winter day and the road makes it seem like a warm fall day.

Michael Gebhardt

10/6/2020 01:17:13 pm

In this painting I notice that the trees are dead, the sky is gray and cloudy, and there are no bright colors. The foreground and background contrast each other because one has somewhat green grass and looks more alive then the dark, gloomy background. The foreground creates a feeling of happiness because of the slightly brighter colors and the background creates a mood of sadness.

Riley

10/6/2020 01:19:40 pm

The foreground has some bright colors.

Paisley

10/6/2020 01:18:39 pm

this picture represents and cloudy droosy day. I think is shows a future of good and bad

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