Breath Zhang created this eerie calm image. The dulled colours of yellowy grays generate a calming feeling of the lonesome penguin looking at a lone green plant that happened to sprout on the icy archway that dominates the viewer’s eyes. The penguin and plant are the main focal point, yet the eyes do travel to the main light points in the picture, The top light forms a vanishing point adding depth to the picture, the bottom light is a reflection of the top light on ice or water. Mountains and cracked ground fill most of the background, giving it a deserted feeling.
I believe the artist was trying to create a peaceful, calming image. The artist wanted to show that life can be found even in the most deserted areas on earth. The penguin is a true living creature while the plant is a living, but not a creature, both living being are surviving the harsh environment of the Artic. The artist accomplishes this eerie calm of life in a harsh deserted ice land.
What I like about this image is the colours and the mood. The dull colours of yellowy grays remind me of the movie 9, which I greatly liked. The mood (created mostly by the colours) is an eerie calm, like right before a storm. I love that feeling. However, what I don’t like or rather what I question is, how in the hell did that penguin get up on that arch of ice and how did that plant grow in the middle of ice?! Because most of the picture could very well be possible besides those questionable flaws. Nevertheless that could be part of the image, to create the thought of it being a miracle.
Website obtained from: http://www.mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9389
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