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Girl with a Birdcage
Painting by William Scott, 1947
The girl is holding a birdcage with a white bird inside. The birdcage is rested on a brown table. The girl is standing next to a child on a blue background.
The painting is by William Scott who was known for portraying everyday objects in an abstract style.
Abstract art focuses on a departure from reality.
There are no defining features or expressions to the subjects’ faces.
What can be focused on is the birdcage. Seen as a tool of restricting freedom.
Could this picture be about female emancipation? The female character is in control of opening the cage and the bird’s freedom.
Do the characters release the bird, or will they continue to keep it caged?
What do you think?
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