As I was roaming the museum amongst my friends commenting on how aesthetically pleasing many art pieces were, the one that stood out to to me most was titled The Sisters. What really appealed to me was on either side of the painting there were two labels one that said The Brothers, and the other The Sisters. The painting was radiating a sense of empowerment, those two women could have been anyone to each other: lovers, friends, or maybe even sisters. The pose they stood in, with one’s arm around the hips of the other in a protective manner, suggested that they were lovers. They were defying the norm of the time by having the power to pursue their love for each other. They looked fearless, brave, and relentless; all the attributes expected to be seen in men at the time, hence the title The Brothers. The painting definitely; left its mark on me, as it caused me to further probe the meaning behind each painting as I came across them.
The second time around I came back to the painting, what I had previously seen was now gone. Where the painting had originally radiated a sense of empowerment, now the two women looked vulnerable to me. Where they once stood holding each with strength and grace, now they seemed to be clinging onto each other for protection- for the acknowledgment of their love. My perspective of the painting had completely completely changed, and now the title The Sisters seemed to complement the panting a lot more, rather than The Brothers. Where the title of The Brothers signified strength and sanctioned perseverance, the title of The Sisters seemed to radiate a sense of helplessness and vulnerability.. My perspective the second time around had changed magnanimously of the same painting I revisited the second time.
