Hmm...I almost breezed past this image, but something made me take a second glance, and then a third, and now I can't stop looking. There's a real sense of disjointment here, and it pervades every aspect of the drawing. The characters are off-centered, the colors don't quite work together, the ground beneath is shattered--it's all just wrong, but in an interesting way.





There's also a ton of disconnection. The man is wearing a smile, but only on the box behind which he is sheltering, as if he's afraid to show himself, a fear common to men. Even that smile is haphazard, slowly peeling away with the stresses of time. The woman is more straightforward about her disinterest; she ignores box and smile both, focusing only on her phone, which is showing nothing. Some might say that is empowerment--she is refusing to take responsibility for his emotional state--and I couldn't dispute that. However, both of them are refusing to look at each other or to meaningfully engage in the world around them.





My main criticism is that the objects scattered on the ground are unclear, and I'd love to know more about them. They might add another level to this drawing--not that the drawing needs it, but, still.







Art success!



