Post Modernism Analysis

For this assignment I have chosen the quote “There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world “and I chose the images of Halloween decorations and a child in a Halloween costume. Altering these images by cutting the clock and constructing a demonic face brings an eerie feel to this piece. The intention of this representation was to reflect the maturity and flaws of transitioning to adulthood. The child lays in a coffin to show the ’death’ of his childhood. He is surrounded by mysterious and daunting faces that represent the stress and responsibilities along with becoming an adult. This child in theoretically in ‘Hell’ because of the dramatic change between a responsibility-free childhood to a taxing, stressful adulthood. Even though the child is growing up, he still has his imagination from his childhood. This is represented by the analogous colors stemming from the lollipop sprouting from the child’s immaturity.
This piece uses many forms of artistic techniques. Ink was used to represent the colorless, dark, and unsaturated feeling of Hell in the bottom half of the composition. Mixed paint in an analogous sequence of colors shows harmony, tranquility and a sense of safety for the child and even the viewer. This portrays the happiness and innocence if the child in his younger years. The cut paper from the top and bottom developed the two opposing mindsets between childhood and adulthood.