Monkey And Parrot Essay

For my assignment I choose to talking about a painting called “Self Portrait with Monkey and Parrot” which was painted by Frida Kahlo. The subject matter of this painting is a selfie of a Mexican women with her pet monkey and parrot. On the picture viewers can see that the monkey is one the left and the parrot is located on the right which also assumes to be sitting on the woman’s shoulder, but also the unibrow is the first thing that is noticeable when someone sees because of how dark and thick they are. I think this artwork is representational, because of how real it looks. Including the colors that were used and the details the painting looks real. The plants in the background also look real because of the details in the leaves. With the animals viewers can see how
As you can see most of the painting is token up by the woman’s head. Then with the additions to the painting including the plants, monkey, and bird, more space is taken up. To me I think the plant would still take up a lot of space if the animals were not painted on to the portrait because of the length of them. In the painting you can tell that it is lighter in some areas. If you pay attention to the monkey his fur gets lighter as it gets to his stomach. On the women’s face you can tell that some areas are lighter than others . If you pay attention to the monkey his fur gets lighter as it gets to his stomach. On the women you can see that she has many light spots but she is mostly lighter on her forehead and also with the parrot its face is lighter than its body. With color you can see how the artist used a lot of green, that’s including the plants, parrot, the rope looking thing in the woman’s hair, her shirt collar, and the wall in the background. The artist also uses black for the monkey’s fur and the woman’s hair. Overall the information I provided for this painting I kind do think the artist did a good job on and it is a good looking