Tiamiyu. Kudus. Formal Analysis Outline
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Winslow Homer, The Gulf Stream, 1899, Oil on Canvas, 28 1/8 x 49 1/8 inches (Fig. 1)
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
A. This painting depicts what life is like for some fishermen in the ocean fishing, but, in this expedition, a black fisherman was the main target for the sharks. The fisherman who is lying on the boat is shown to have lost hope and believe the worst is yet to come. Hence, he has accepted his fate of death. But, in the background of the picture, Homer gave some sense of hope and safety for the man, a ship is sailing toward the fisherman. If by any chance this ship sees the man, there is a big chance of survival for him.
B. This painting is horizontal rectangle
C. It is a large painting about the size of an open car door.
D. There two compositions used in this painting, dynamic and asymmetrical. Dynamic because first, my eyes sighted the boat and the man on it, sharks, blood, the storm, ship and the flying fish. Asymmetrical because the right side is heavier the man on the boat is leaning
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and gazing towards the right side of the painting also, the flying fish are toward the right side lastly, the storm in the background of the piece made the right more heavy E. Two perspectives are used, atmospheric and overlapping. Atmospheric perspective is used in the far distance where the ship is light colored. This part of the painting is blurry, unclear to see. Second perspective used is overlapping perspective. In the foreground diving in and out of the water the sharks overlap each other also, the rising and the falling of the ocean waves in the ground plane made the water wave in the foreground to overlap part of the boat. F. Overall palette of this painting is mixed. The ocean itself is in a warm palette, the introduction of little drops of red warmed it up. The boat in bright white and brown color, the color of the man ‘skin dark, and red for blood in the ground all added to the overall palette. G. There are six focal points. 1. The man and the broken boat is the main focal points in the painting that catches attention from any visible position of the audience located in the middle ground a. The boat, brown and white in color is shown to have been damaged, the mast is broken off, and the mainsail is lying on the top side of the boat. Hence, there is no way the man on the boat and sail the boat. Ocean wave is so high that is making the boat being tossed up and down in direction of the wave. In an open space on the boat (storage) sugarcane is tumbling out. The boat symbolizes hope and pessimism since the life of the man on it depends on it. b. The man on the boat is a trader transporting sugar cane. He is a tall black man in dark cream pants. He is a slave skin color and date of the painting 30 years after emancipation of slavery whereas, blacks were not really free till recent years (1960) 2. The foreground of this piece contains about five sharks of different sizes and shapes. Each of them looks deadly, showing their shape teeth while diving in and out of the water hence, the shark represents death and destruction 3. There is a sailing ship far into the background upper right of this piece representing restoration, and hope for the man on the boat 4. The storm at the background in this painting symbolizes support for disaster or bloodbath. Given the ocean wave is still, the man probably won’t lose hope hence he can keep on rowing his boat, then a safe ground but, with the current wave created by the storm, the man is powerless. 5. The whole ground plane is covered with the ocean. The water is trouble in all ground plane fore, mid and background. For each ground level, Homer used blue colors of different shade. There are two shades of blue (dark and light blue) dark blue in the foreground and background, light blue around the man in the middle ground. Use of dark and light blue is to lay emphasis on the deadly part (dark blue and safe parts (light blue) 6. In the middle ground to the right of the man is a flock of fleeing flying fish flapping away shows they are concerned about their safety. The fish are the direct opposite of the man. The man was still waiting for the worst but the fish are running hoping for the best. H.
The title of the work, The Gulf Stream, indicates the location of the scene. Located in the western North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean, the Gulf Stream extended towards Europe and North Atlantic drift with its border in Florida USA. The Gulf Stream is said to be a western boundary current that warms the sea surface European Subcontinent by absorbing warmth into the water waving towards Europe. Key West, the text written on the back of the boat, is an island city located in Florida Keys which is about 90 miles away from Cuba hence, it is a very close area to the equator where the average temperature is about 64 degrees Fahrenheit to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. In the 1800s, the population of the Caribbean is very populated by blacks due to the slavery trade encouraged by the Europeans also, the sugarcane coming out of a storage like space in the boat points tropics and sub-tropics region where it is
grown.
The author shows the reader the sea just as the sailor does as death, but more than death
Heubeck, Alfred, J.B. Hainsworth, et al. A commentary on Homer's Odyssey. 3 Vols. Oxford PA4167 .H4813 1988
...He is still anchored to his past and transmits the message that one makes their own choices and should be satisfied with their lives. Moreover, the story shows that one should not be extremely rigid and refuse to change their beliefs and that people should be willing to adapt to new customs in order to prevent isolation. Lastly, reader is able to understand that sacrifice is an important part of life and that nothing can be achieved without it. Boats are often used as symbols to represent a journey through life, and like a captain of a boat which is setting sail, the narrator feels that his journey is only just beginning and realizes that everyone is in charge of their own life. Despite the wind that can sometimes blow feverishly and the waves that may slow the journey, the boat should not change its course and is ultimately responsible for completing its voyage.
Heubeck, Alfred, J.B. Hainsworth, et al. A commentary on Homer's Odyssey. 3 Vols. Oxford PA4167 .H4813 1988
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