Follow up part 2 of 3

Juan Solis
Mi Corazon

I believe this painting is a lot like the Mickey one in a sense. However, instead of being on the cross he is inside the cross and his arms are in relatively the same position. From this, it would seem you can say that religion is embedded in Hispanic culture. Even though there are individuals who don’t practice outwardly, it is embedded in their hearts and their existence. It is like a heart, you cannot live without it. In a way the color is a mixture between being clam and passionate. It is both passive and aggressive. The man even looks to be more relaxed than in agony. It is like the religion gives him solace.

I saw the same person looking at this picture that was looking at the Mickey portrait and I asked her what she thought of this. She said that it seems like he is "being put in a higher place than he should be." She also said that the color isn’t boring and plain. The color in this is much more intense than the Mickey one. It gives a sense of passion to the art.

I guess we can both agree on the color and there was some inter-subjective interpretation in this case. We both thought it was also one of the better in terms of color. However, everything else was different. So, I suppose the color is a part of Rosenberg's general criteria. Ironically, either of us would pay the $1900 price tag.

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