Art Critique: Boys in a Pasture vs. Children Wrestling

While the basic nature of art is mimetic, these representations of honesty functions to give an account of events and people that needs to be remembered. Art therefore partakes in accounting the biography of mankind in relation to nature.Winslow homers painting Boys in a Pasture and capital of Minnesota Gauguins Children Wrestling are a case in point. Both paintings reflect a innate(p) scientist framework that depicted the innate and dedicated fondness of children on the natural environment, which at the same succession reveals the ideal quietness and harmony that both artists try to show. Their artistic approaches reflect Henry David Thoreaus (1992) natural history which principally reflects the significance of the objectives and systems of science in humanity.SimilaritiesAside from the mode of painting which is oil painting in canvass, both painting have similar elements, children and nature.The Boys in a Pasture can be considered to portray Homers reminiscence of his own c hildhood while at the same time transfer a positive outlook for a brighter future considering that it was painted afterwards the American Civil war. Homers principal source of inspiration for the painting was the American rural scene which depicted the serenity, peace and simplicity of life.In the same vein, Gauguins painting contained the themes of peace and contentment however set in the ambiance of Brittany. It similarly conveys a positive outlook by depicting children playing in nature. It must be mention that wrestling is contextualized as a regional tradition.It was the practice for young Breton villagers to participate in wrestling matches after Sunday mass (Dorra, p92) Children and children playing are often used as representation of pureness, youthfulness and honor of thoughts vis a vis the corruption of mind that is attributed to maturity. While Gauguin apparently uses this concept, Homers depiction of natural innocence was also reflected with his use of daisies whic h may have been derived from William Wordsworths ritualistic exultation to youthfulness, To the Daisy of 1802. (Scoggins, 1966)Finally, both Homer and Gauguin have their figures of persons with averted faces which are not particularly identifiable so that they can more effectively and generally represent a universal concept of children or youth.