Daumier Painting Recreation Assignment

original of third class carriage By Daumier  

our version of third class carriage 

 

We had an assignment we had to do a few weeks ago which our teacher said we would be using charcoal to create a picture but she didn't tell us what we were creating. Instead she had squares on the floor every square being part of an image. We picked up a random part of the image and had to draw the small image way bigger with charcoal. she told told us to draw what you see and not what you think see. which means drawing the image line by line very accurately and not drawing a bunny because it looks like it on your square. After all the images where drawn we were told to put it together using a number that was on every square (1-30 for example). After we put it together, still not knowing what the image was, we seen that even though every piece was made by a different person, you can see a resemblance to the original painting.

Even though you can see a resemblance to the original painting in our version it doesn't look as life like as the original. The original has very precise detail in it's contour lines and it's shading putting everything in a a specific place to make it look real. while ours it not as detailed because there isn't a lot of accuracy making it look abstract and everywhere instead of controlled and specific like a realistic painting. Also, since 19 people were working on this at once it has multiple 19 different styles of drawing making it look fake because some of it doesn't go together and stands out.

Our version also doesn't have the unity the original has. In our version the lines don't match up very well and the shading is everywhere and doesn't match up with things that are close to it making things not go together. Some of the things we did fit together but there are things that stand out because like i said before, you can see other peoples styles. Some of it is real looking but then other parts look like a cartoon or a mix of the two. While the real version has unity because all the shading matches up nicely (one value leading in to another nicely making it look like it should be there.) and lines actually match up making it look like it should be there.

Lastly out version doesn't have as much feeling as the real one. Our version is so abstract and strange it doesn't really give a feeling. Instead you are to busy thinking of what it actually is instead of the feeling it gives you. While the real one actually makes you feel something because you don't have to try to figure out what it is. The original as a depressing feeling but homey feel. Even though they are poor on the back of a train the seem fine with it which kind of gives you the feeling that they are happy anyway.

Even though our version of the painting had none of the qualities of the original some parts actually looked like the original which was pretty awesome to see. This assignment was really fun to do and I thank all the people who put effort in it as well. See you next post!