All paintings are inspirational, but I chose to write about 3 specific paintings by 3 very different artists. The first of three artists is Andy Warhol and his The Gun painting, the second is Roy Lichtenstein and his Girl with Ball painting and the third is Robert Rauschenberg with his Migration painting. In the following report, you will read about the different styles of these artists, communicative theories, inner state theories, form and content, and how they compare and contrast among other subjects.Some of the communicative theories produced by these pictures are very meaningful. The Gun shows us what Andy Warhol may have felt in his life at the time of the painting. Warhol sees his life in a time where violence was surrounding him politically and socially. The Gun could have been Warhols sight into the future, considering his unlikely demise that occurred in 1968. But, likely, the painting is his own controversial statement. As for Lichtensteins Girl with Ball, the meaning could have to do with his values for nature. Rauschenbergs Migration shows different items sporadically places in the painting, where the viewer can develop their own meaning of the painting.Somewhat of a disturbance is felt by the Warhol picture The Gun. It produces a little fear, bringing us to face the problem we as a society have. There are a lot of feelings that can be developed by this painting, such as strength and no fear. The gun itself in the picture gives me a sense of security. Rauschenbergs Migration is much like The Gun in the sense of the many feelings that begin to develop while viewing the painting. A bit of confusion is felt when viewing Migration. All of the items seen in this painting are sporadically placed, giving us many different avenues to travel down with our minds and what we feel this means to us. I begin to appreciate my life a little more when I look at this painting. There seems to be a sense of lost time by looki...
