Trick Or Treat: Painting Analysis
Paper #1
Description assignment
Intro:
When I first glanced at this painting I didn’t think much of it. My first interpretation was nothing more than a little boy wearing a Batman costume while trick or treating on Halloween. However, as I looked closer, the meaning jumped out at me. Not only was the little boy dressed up as Batman, he believed he was Batman. When we are kids we believe we can do anything, such as becoming Batman when we grow up.
Thesis:
In understanding this painting, I believe this painting represents a child’s never-ending determination to believe that he or she can become anything they want or set their mind’s to.
Body #1(description):
The acrylic painting “Trick or Treat” created by Luke Hamilton is almost abstract in some areas. The abstractness that the painting generates resembles that of a cartoon. When a …show more content…
Nothing in the painting stands out vibrantly. This helps to draw a person’s eye solely to the boy and not his surroundings when first glancing at the painting. However, everything in the painting adds to the boy’s overall look.
While the Batman mask is covering his small face, leaving only is mouth and eyes to be seen, a person could still identify his expression coming through the mask. His expression in both his eyes and smile mimics that of an overjoyed child about to receive candy. The corners of the little boy’s mouth slant slightly upwards. His hands are place on each side of his hips. As he looks up, he portrays the image that someone is about to hand him some candy.
Furthermore, his costume resembles that of a classic Batman outfit. His costume is equipped with the Batman belt, mask, boots and cape. A large Batman logo is located in the middle of his costume just beneath his neck. Also, the little boy’s pug stands next to him on his right. His pug is dressed in a costume. The pug’s costume resembles that of Batman’s longstanding sidekick,
Description assignment
Intro:
When I first glanced at this painting I didn’t think much of it. My first interpretation was nothing more than a little boy wearing a Batman costume while trick or treating on Halloween. However, as I looked closer, the meaning jumped out at me. Not only was the little boy dressed up as Batman, he believed he was Batman. When we are kids we believe we can do anything, such as becoming Batman when we grow up.
Thesis:
In understanding this painting, I believe this painting represents a child’s never-ending determination to believe that he or she can become anything they want or set their mind’s to.
Body #1(description):
The acrylic painting “Trick or Treat” created by Luke Hamilton is almost abstract in some areas. The abstractness that the painting generates resembles that of a cartoon. When a …show more content…
Nothing in the painting stands out vibrantly. This helps to draw a person’s eye solely to the boy and not his surroundings when first glancing at the painting. However, everything in the painting adds to the boy’s overall look.
While the Batman mask is covering his small face, leaving only is mouth and eyes to be seen, a person could still identify his expression coming through the mask. His expression in both his eyes and smile mimics that of an overjoyed child about to receive candy. The corners of the little boy’s mouth slant slightly upwards. His hands are place on each side of his hips. As he looks up, he portrays the image that someone is about to hand him some candy.
Furthermore, his costume resembles that of a classic Batman outfit. His costume is equipped with the Batman belt, mask, boots and cape. A large Batman logo is located in the middle of his costume just beneath his neck. Also, the little boy’s pug stands next to him on his right. His pug is dressed in a costume. The pug’s costume resembles that of Batman’s longstanding sidekick,