"Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.' - Samuel Butler
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"Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.' - Samuel Butler
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Many artists express their emotions through their art-making, and the finished art will reflect that emotion. Other artists may make an image with the hope of creating an emotional response in the viewer. In looking at the details of several famous paintings below, which emotions do you feel? Decide for yourself first, and then scroll down to the bottom to see if you read these paintings the same way Artsology does.
 Detail of a painting by Henri Matisse |  Detail of a painting by Roy Lichtenstein | ||
 Detail of a painting by Pablo Picasso |  Detail of a painting by Marc Chagall | ||
 Detail of a painting by Roy Lichtenstein |  Detail of a painting by Francis Bacon | ||
 Detail of a painting by Marc Chagall |  Detail of a painting by Grant Wood | ||
| So, what did you think? Here's how Artsology reads these emotions, although this is the beauty of art - there is no "right" answer, you may respond in a completely different way. | |||
| Matisse: joy | Lichtenstein #1: fear | ||
| Picasso: sadness | Chagall #1: love | ||
| Lichtenstein #2: anger, creating fear | Bacon: anger, or pain | ||
| Chagall #2: happiness | Wood: serious, grim | ||
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