Description of a Picture

I am going to describe this picture http://www.floresyplantas.net/wp-content/uploads/Vladimir-Kush_6-1.jpg.

When I look at this picture, I first notice the strange texture of the water/tree.  It definitely is water, but it has the texture of a tree.  Then I notice the man in the middle of the picture.  He is using two oars to guide himself while the current/tree is moving with him.  After that, I finally noticed the trees.  There are two trees and one stump.  The trees are melting into the current/tree.  Last, but not least, I realized I had an overwhelming sense of the color green. 

Almost every picture has a purpose or a meaning.  I think this picture is trying to say that man can control his/her fate.  If man decides to destroy the environment, then that would be his own choice.  But from that environment-destroying, he will also suffer.  The first part, man can control his/her fate, was derived from the oars.  The man in the picture can control which way he wants to go and how fast he wants to get there.  I got the second part about destroying the environment from the tree stump.  The man might have cut that tree down to make his boat, but by doing that, he gets rid of the shade.  By getting rid of the shade, he suffers from the heat. 

I think the overall color of green is there for a few reasons.  The first reason is to keep the picture monotone.  The painter, Vladimir Kush, didn’t want the viewer to become too attracted to this picture.   Kush probably wanted for the viewer to be able to look at the picture and think about its meaning, instead of looking at it just because it looked good.  The second reason for the overall color of green is to let the viewer be able to look at the picture and get the mood of time and uncertainty.  For most people, green means environment, time, and uncertainty.  The final reason of the green color is to make the red color of the trees stand out.  It tells the reader the environment is very important.

There are two reasons that the texture of the water is like a tree and currents.  The first reason is that Vladimir Kush is trying to show nature is a big part of life.  Man has to learn to live and cooperate with nature.  The second reason is that the currents are the currents of life.  The currents are shaped like a trees rings to resemble life.  If a tree grows well, then the rings are thick.  If a tree doesn't grow well, then the rings are thin. Life is also sometimes great and sometimes horrible.

I like Vladimir Kush’s work.  Every piece has a purpose that is easily noticeable.  It makes it easier to be able to appreciate his work instead of just pondering what it means.  Most other artists' work aren't like that.  A person has to stare at it for ten minutes without realizing much except, “Oh, that bird is interesting”.  In my opinion, this picture is one of Vladimir's best.