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September 29, 2005
Response to Alfred Leslie Painting
This painting has many things going on. First of all there is an older style TV with a night scene on the screen. I'm not quite sure where the scene actually takes place. On top of the TV there is a rotary phone and a pair of sneakers, and possibly a plate, it's hard to tell. Beside the TV is a common folding chair and also on the other side, a broom and a pair of old jelly shoes. The whole painting seems to take place in a basement to me because it looks to me like the floor is concrete and it s dark which could mean that there aren't any windows.
I think that Leslie is trying to portray that this TV isn't used that often, since the chair is beside it and would have to be moved to see it and also it just seems it's being used more as a table rather than a TV. However, since there is a picture on the TV, I'm confused. I know it must mean something, but I'm not quite sure what. Maybe the night scene represents cold and darkness, much like the basement that I believe this scene to take place in. Also, all these objects seem to be old so maybe the painter is suggesting that when new technology arrives, people forget about the older technology and just put it in the basement. The TV and phone are obviously older technologies, and the sneakers seem worn and a little dingy as well.
-Jessica F.
Posted by lcisfaria at September 29, 2005 12:38 PM
Comments
Remember, this isn't about listing what you see necessarily, but about making meaning...Also it might help to know that this is not a contemporary painting....
Posted by: Ellen at September 29, 2005 03:00 PM