Erik Vellmar: MOJA BAKA JE ODLIČNO PRIČALA VICEVE / MY GRANDMA WAS EXCELLENT AT TELLING JOKES

When it comes to this photograph, it is very true that a picture is worth a thousand words.

Right away, even if we are not familiar with the title, we can tell that this artwork was inspired by an elderly person. Notice how the dominant element, which takes up the central space in the composition (the chili pepper), symbolizes the old, wrinkled skin by its texture.

We also discover that the chili pepper has, in spite of everything, retained its bold colors - which tells us that the person that this artwork is referring to has also succeeded in retaining her youthful spirit.

Furthermore, the pepper is curved - which clearly indicates that we are dealing with a rebellious person which does not conform to the rules of society.

And finally - the fact that it is a chili pepper - reveals that we are to find inside the portrayed subject is a very focused and strong intellect which is able to (due to its rich life experience and lively spirit) easily define and approach all of the possible life situations in an appropriate way.

A grand portraiture with the use of minimalistic style.

Applause!

Za ovu sliku doista vrijedi pravilo da govori više od tisuću riječi. 

Odmah, čak i ako nam njen naziv i nije poznat, mi znamo da je ovo djelo inspirirala starija osoba. Opažamo kako dominantni element, koji zauzima centralno mjesto u kompoziciji (papričica), svojom teksturom savršeno podražava izgled stare, smežurane kože. 

Otkrivamo i da je papričica, uprkos svemu, zadržala svoje žive boje – što nam govori da je pomenuta osoba također uspjela očuvati svoj svježi, mladalački duh.
Nadalje, papričica je zakrivljena – što poručuje da imamo posla sa buntovnom osobom - za koju pravila ne važe.

I na poslijetku – to je ljuta papričica – što će reći da je unutar portretiranog subjekta koncentriran jak intelekt koji može, zahvaljujući njegovu životnu iskustvu i bistru duhu, jako lako definirati i prići na pravi način svim životnim situacijama.

Majstorsko portretiranje u minimalističkom stilu.

Aplauz!