Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602

Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602
Tenebrism

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Rotunda Blog Response



The display above spins a different look on how domesticated violence presents itself. There are no bruises, no cuts, or no scars. Just a beautiful woman enveloped in an extravagant flowers. But by reading the the research that accompanied this amazing work of art, I know domesticated violence isn't pretty on the outside and it's even uglier in other aspects of life.
This project introduced me to the various abuses that occur throughout our society such as : physical, emotional, sexual, economic and psychological. Just imagine experiencing one of these that evidently branch out into another and soon you are facing all sorts of abuse. It's demeaning and sickening in my eyes the act of any sort of abuse on another human being or animal so seeing such a hard subject be transformed into such a beautiful representation it threw me for a twist. But I admire the beauty and realness of the piece of work and the message it withholds.

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