Gustave Courbet
This painting by Courbet is titled "the desperate man" and it was painted in 1845.
This quote, from Courbet, is based on the painting itself and it helps create a meaning to it: "I am fifty years old and I have always lived in freedom; let me end my life free; when I am dead let this be said of me: 'He belonged to no school, to no church, to no institution, to no academy, least of all to any régime except the régime of liberty.'"
Through this quote, it makes me feel as if this painting resembles Courbet feeling trapped from his freedom, and it almost shows a sense of anxiety and stress. His facial expression shows a scared man asking for help, which may have been Courbet's intention. It may even express how he was vulnerable and scared when he was younger, as the image portrays him as youthful when he has quoted to be fifty years old.
The colours he has used create a dark tone as well as keeping it quite natural with the neutral browns and whites. This softens the possible dark under tone of the image and makes the painting enjoyable to look at. His use of colours imply that he wants to be a normal guy, and be his own person, rather than being part of a named group, which is what was said within his quotation.
This painting has giving me some inspiration in how to colour my video and what tone I should aim for. I want to create some subtle tones by using more light colours than harsh ones. In the editing process I will desaturase my shots to make the tone quite dark and show some vulnerability while also keeping it soft on the eyes, similar to this painting.
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