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I spent several hours walking around The Metropolitan Museum of Art and I must say that I was dumbfounded. I had never been there before and I was marveled at how much there was to see. Although I saw many different kinds of art that all seemed to be as equally beautiful and unique, particularly the El Greco exhibit, nothing spoke to me the way Peter Blume’s “South of Scranton” did. The colors seemed to just jump off the canvas as I walked by it and I felt as if I were drawn into his world. Almost pulled in by some unknown force. The ocean gave me a calming sense and it looked like a place that I would like to visit. I particularly like the way the sky reflected on the ocean. As I sat on the floor staring at the painting many questions went through my head. Why were the men in mid air? Why are only two of the pyramids red and blue while the others are black? Why did he choose yellow to stand out in front? What exactly is that architecture that is yellow? It made me think. No painting ever did that to me before. It reminded me of a dream where nothing makes sense but you know that it all belongs and is safe. You can imagine my surprise when I found out that this was his intention. I felt a sense of equality from the many levels of the painting. As if you stood inside of it your perspective would change from the relationship of what height you stood at, but at the DeMarco 2 same time each is as equally important. The painting’s many vanishing points made it really easy to feel the depth, as well as its sense of vastness, but at the same time it made me feel it’s sense of insignificance to the rest of the world. I was so moved by this painting that I am now viewing many of Peters Blume’s other paintings for my own pleasure, and enjoying them just as much. I just recently purchased a print of this painting as well as “Parade” to hang in my own home.
Approximate Word count = 1429
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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