Douglas Argue (American, born 1962)

Untitled, 1991-93 Artist,

Oil on Canvas
The Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection, Naples,
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The artist uses one-point perspective to create the
illusion of deep space in this painting. This
method of representing space was conceived and
perfected in Renaissance Italy by such painters
and architects as Leonardo da Vinci, Leon

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Battista Alberti, and Massicio. Argue also utilizes
scale to heighten the sense of space created by the
painting. Its large size and the manner in which
the painting appears to give the viewer an entry Piece Info,
point allow us to believe we are looking through a
doorway we could step through.
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These pictorial strategies heighten the painting’s
emotional effect. Because the viewer feels able to
enter the space, its contents seem more real,
allowing for a sense of empathy with these caged
and over-crowded chickens. In a sense, the
painting can be seen as a metaphor for the
feelings of entrapment and discomfort, speaking
about more than the mistreatment of these
particular animals.

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