The piece I chose from the museum was titled "Beso" by Fred Stonehouse. The painting from 1992 is an image of a rabbit running through the forest with three arrows pierced into its body. The medium of the work is Acrylic on Panel.
Beso is Spanish for kiss. But I couldn't help but wonder why "kiss" symbolizes such a brutal image. I personally thought is was some kind of message that humans embrace the wildlife of the forest with savagery. My reason for this is because the rabbit is crying. (However I do think Fed Stonehouse added one too many tears on the rabbit's face. A few would have been fine, but it looked a little over the top.
When it comes to America, I think this piece symbolizes that Americans look out for themselves even if they have to kill to survive. My only question to the artist is why does it say "Beso"? I'm sure there's some deeper meaning to the word. In fact, I'm sure my own ideas on this picture are probably wildly off from what the artist was trying to say.
Other works this painting reminds me of is another painting in the museum. The painting is called "Fire Signs" and it is a picture of a forest burning down. It just look like another way of how humans treat nature. I'm not saying we're all a bunch of savages that can only destroy the wildlife. I'm merely saying I don't think we truly understand places like the wilderness, so we only put it to our personal benefits. I don't think the painting of the rabbit relates to anything that we have read in AP Composition. Maybe someone else could find a connection, but I personally cannot.
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