Tatte Art Review

Review On Claude Monet’s ‘Water-Lilies’


The piece of art that I’m writing a review on is Claude Monet’s ‘Water-Lilies’. The piece itself is made from oil on canvas, portraying a what appears to be a pond or lake with water lilies scattered around. These were actually in Monet’s own flower garden and she created around 250 oil paintings of the same theme.
The picture itself doesn’t appear to have any kind of narrative structure to it, one could say it’s just a study of the enviroment itself, but there is plenty of room though to be left for the imagination. It certainly brings it to life with the variations of colours used, especially from the lightest and darkest colours, which creates shadow and more amazingly reflection.
When I look at the painting, I can’t help but like it, because it’s a picture of an environment, sure its great to see others arts and pictures of figures, but what good could it be if there’s no world or scenery to support it. Every time I look at this painting, it’s like I’m just waiting for it to move, to come alive and show me it’s secrets. At a time when I was confronted face to face with the painting itself, my mind would actually play tricks and seem to start moving all on its own, that’s how much of an effect it had on me. To summarise this painting, I believe it has a very nice flow, as if to say it is always in constant movement, therefore I might go as to call it a ‘living painting’.