Sunday, December 4, 2011

"Communist Utopia" by Thomas Hornug

1. The only aspect of this painting that really indicates communism are the eyes in the sky and the wall. communism is the idea of being censored and constantly watched. The eyes represent this because they're watching everything that happens.
2. The artist clearly doesn't approve of or support communism. The streets are all dark and dreary, which is represented by the dark gray colors. The trees don't have any leaves on them, which shows the absence and lack of freedom in that society. You can't see the face of the man: he's the same as everyone else, which is a goal of communism.
3. The title means that it's a utopia for the communists: the ones in power. In a world of communism, it's a perfect world: everyone and everything being watched and monitored.

**After discussing more in class, I understand the communism being more of an economic system and more ideas about the painting.

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