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Comments (7)
Matt Benamy said
at 3:49 pm on Apr 26, 2009
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/about-us/guggenheim-images/show-full/piece/?search=Ad%20Reinhardt&page=1&f=Artist&cr=1
This painting reminds me of the story because of its ability to render me completely confused. It is just a black square with no evident meaning or reason, which is the same way I feel about the officer in the story putting himself in the machine. The actual picture itself doesn’t relate to the story but I think that in a way the thought behind it is similar. I think that it could have so many different explanations and interpretations that it is pretty much just a mystery. I think that is how Kafka wanted the end of the story to be and I think that it is true of the painting as well.
Caroline said
at 5:19 pm on Apr 27, 2009
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/show-full/piece/?search=Surrealism&page=1&f=Movement&cr=7
Although at first glance this painting seems like just a perfect place for the penal colony, the painting has more characteristics that connect to the story. The random and disconnected objects in the scenery, for one, remind me of the officer, who was detached emotionally from humanity in order to punish criminals. Also, the tower in the scenery is round, old fashioned, and extremely imposing in its size and strength compared to the blank space in the rest of the scenery. This connects to the officer and the machine as well because he attempted to find justice in a cruel, inhumane, and imposing machine from old traditions to punish criminals. The empty grounds, large architecture, and few areas for inhabitance all combine in a very majestic yet evacuated space, as if the citizens of this place had left. This is like how the old traditions in the penal colony were dying out as others wanted more modernized and human laws. Overall, the painting conveys a feeling of anxiety, despair, and death, so therefore it works with the idea that the penal colony is related in some way to this painting.
Dijana Ilic said
at 7:15 pm on May 20, 2009
Explanation of the art I chose:
"Shadow and Mouth" by Juan Munoz portays the change of the officer in The Penal Colony. The first figure of the man sitting stiffly at a desk can imitate how proud the officer was of the machine in the beginning of the story. The officer was not an equal of the prisoner; he cared more for the brilliance of the machine than the life of the man that was to be executed. However, towards the end of the story when the officer killed himself, he became the second man in the artwork. The second man has his back to the front of the painting, as if he is ashamed or is not worthy of showing his face. He seems to be acting as if he is a lesser person than the other man, which is similar to what the officer became because he died a tragic death by the machine he was once proud of.
Sam Borzillo said
at 2:42 pm on May 27, 2009
http://www.latinamericanart.com/eventPictures/7964beb4-2844-4ea2-bb0e-d63386366c5a.jpg
"Planet" by León Ferrari
I think this piece of artwork relates to the Penal Colony. It may not look like much, just a tangled mess. But I think that it reminded me of the Penal Colony because of how it could represent the mess that the officer gets himself into. At first, it does not seem like a big deal to anyone what the officer puts his prisoners through by putting them into the machine. But then, when the officer suffers death by the machine, we realize that what the officer did was repulsive and disgusting. I guess this piece of artwork reminded me of the Penal Colony because from first glance it looks like nothing special, just messy, but if you look closer, the artwork is extremely detailed and actually represents something bigger than itself, sort of like the whole idea of the Penal Colony.
Mark Esher-Hagel said
at 11:27 am on Jun 3, 2009
http://s470.photobucket.com/albums/rr63/twelvellamas/BlindJusticeArt.jpg
This piece relates to the penal colony because the painting represents justice. I found it interesting that the figures eyes were bleeding beneath the blindfold. This could represent that the person who is judging justice has been hurt or scarred but what they've seen. For this reason the piece shows dissapointment in humanity. This relates to the penal colony becuase ultimatly the officer must face judgement and punishment under his own creation. The story implies that this is justice. The figure judges humanity and is affected clearly by the acts of evil exhibited by humanity.
Greg Davies said
at 10:15 am on Nov 18, 2009
This picture reminded me of the story "In The Penal Coloney" http://mrmullen.pbworks.com/Equilibrium
Andrew Bennett said
at 10:39 am on Nov 18, 2009
http://mrmullen.pbworks.com/Andrew-Bennett%27s-Art-of-the-Penal-Colony
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