Looking at "The Head Ache," by George Cruikshank you are immediately shown the man's pain when you notice the figures poking and stabbing him in the head. Cruikshank's carefully executed plan to create the perfect number of creatures has been met because there are not too many nor too little. The engraving is not to full and overbearing but simplistic yet meaningful.
This piece of art is an engraving from the mid 1830's. It shows that George Cruikshank (the author) had a great understanding of pain. This engraving has a picture of a man, dressed in old English clothing, which probably meant that it was sometime in the 18 and 19 century. The etching gives a sense of relation to the viewers, because there isn't one person who hasn't had a bad, bad migraine.
The figures in the piece represent pain and the feeling of throbbing blows pounding upon your head. These figures also have an ominous look to them which could only stand for evil.
Overall this piece does a good job of showing physical pain, since the miniscule creatures are brutally attacking this poor man. Usually like a migraine or head ache would.
No comments:
Post a Comment