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October 05, 2005
Alfred Leslie Painting
The first significant object that stuck out to me was the crescent moon in the image of the T.V. When I thought to analyze the meaning of the moon, the phrase "many moons ago" came to mind. The waxing of waning of the moon is a metaphor for the passing of time. Noticing the 1970s/1980s looking objects (shoes, phone, T.V., etc.), I realized that these objects stood for a certain era that is to be interpreted as completely out-dated, though it was only 30 years ago.
I think the broom without the handle, a bit more in the background than the rest of the objects, is metonymy, representing a loss of control; a loss of control over how the world changes as out-dated objects crowd our memory. The handleless broom is a hint that though the scene is cluttered and there seems to be no way to clean up. The panel being opened on the T.V. shows the ability for humans to change the way they live life, however because this painting is “still life” of seemingly meaningless objects no action is taking place.
-Emmy O
Posted by lcisowens at October 5, 2005 12:58 AM