Man At The Crossroads Analysis

Describe the painting. What is the story, or narrative the scene presented? Explain what you see in the artwork (do not interpret).

In Man at the Crossroads, contains a bunch of images thrown at the audience. The upper left corner has an image of people in gas mask with bayonets drawn. Next, there is a godly figure reaching into the clouds for lightning. In the lower corner, there is a huge group of people conversing or watching through the telescope. At the center, there is a man in the middle of an atom. One ellipse has the image of space; the other one has images of microscopic cells. The left side of the atom depicts a party scene, and to the right there is a man in a suit shaking hands with people. At the bottom of the atom, there are

I believe the statues portray how each side views a higher power. Since a capitalistic society has socioeconomic classes, they tend to have respect for a higher power. In a social society everyone is deemed equal, so they will treat that statue with no special treatment. For instance, there are people sitting on the head of the statue. The lenses represent the different perceptions of the two groups. The capital society might perceive it to be the sole work of God, but the social society might perceive it to be the miracle of the universe. The soldiers represent the many conflicts they have been involved in. In a capital society, people want to rise to the top of the social ladder. The same goes for the nations; the nations want to rise above the rest to have power. This explains why these nations are very militarized. The soldiers and civilians on the right represent social society. Instead of rising above the rest, people do not want to constantly be in conflict. They want to be considered equals. They stand together against what the ideology the believe is selfish., The police officers in the back represent chaos of capitalism. It is harder to control a capitalistic society because the people in that society focus more about themselves than the society as a whole. For example, America has a huge litter and graffiti problem. In North Korea, the streets are spotless. The red flag represents the rise of communism. I know this because Karl Marx (Writer of the “Communist Manifesto”) is right beside the flag. Red was a popular color in the communist revolutions. For instance, The Chinese and Soviet flags were primarily red. Karl Marx symbolizes communism because he wrote the “Communist Manifesto”. The cross necklace symbolizes religion, between the two sides. The capitalist society takes religion seriously because of the implemented standards of hierarchy in society. The social side has a lack of reverence. I believe