{"id":2648,"date":"2018-07-09T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2018-07-08T19:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T18:24:53","slug":"think-like-pawel-kuczynski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/think-like-pawel-kuczynski\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wish I Could Think Like Pawel Kuczynski"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Art\"<\/a>
“Useful” – by Pawel Kuczynski. Photo courtesy of\u00a0https:\/\/curiator.com\/art\/pawel-kuczynski\/useful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Plough!”<\/span><\/h2>\n

No, I’m not talking about the pub<\/em> with the same name.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Plough<\/a>
It’s not about the Plough Pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ploughing<\/em> is what the girl is doing in this painting by\u00a0Pawel Kuczynski.<\/span><\/p>\n

But exactly how<\/em> is she ploughing?<\/span><\/p>\n

Is she using giant teeth<\/em>?<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you<\/em> think?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"What's<\/a>
What’s she ploughing with?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t you just hate the way these artist-types tease us?<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, on this girl’s back are what look to me like a pair of giant teeth<\/em>…<\/span><\/p>\n

But they could also be\u00a0giant wings<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or maybe giant fish<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Are<\/a>
Are they giant fish?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who knows?<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, I\u2019m going along with teeth<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why, David?<\/span><\/p>\n

Cos it means that I can make a few jokes about it…<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jokes\"<\/a>
“Oh no! Not David’s jokes again!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like…<\/span><\/p>\n

“She\u2019s really getting her teeth into this ploughing job.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“Get a move on; it\u2019s already tooth-hurty.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s hard work – that\u2019s why she\u2019s looking down in the mouth.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“Abscess makes the art<\/strong> grow fonder.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Laughing\"<\/a>
“Come on! Laugh!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anyway. Enough jokes.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we do<\/em> know is that the poor girl is<\/span>\u00a0tethered to her taskmaster.<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s barefooted and simply dressed.<\/span><\/p>\n

But her taskmaster, in complete contrast, is dressed rather smartly, with fine polished Italian shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Her<\/a>
Her taskmaster is dressed smartly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe the painting is about contrasts…<\/span><\/p>\n

About social injustices…<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever, he seems pleased with the work so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

Straight lines ploughed through the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deep too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, it\u2019s going to be a good harvest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Unanswered Question<\/span><\/h2>\n

But one major question remains for me…<\/span><\/p>\n

Are they teeth<\/em>? <\/span><\/p>\n

Or wing<\/em>s?<\/span><\/p>\n

Or fish?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I do<\/em> wish I could think like an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>
I wish I could think like an artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over To You<\/span><\/h2>\n

Are you an artist?<\/span><\/p>\n

Would you like to be?<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you interpret this painting?<\/span><\/p>\n

I’d love to hear your thoughts. It’d be great if you could drop a few lines in the comments box below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meantime, check out this Art Guide on Amazon. It’s designed to help you\u00a0explore art anywhere (galleries, museums, or out-and-about).<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps I should have bought it before I looked at Pawel’s painting…<\/span><\/p>\n