Pablo Picasso - Femme aux Bras Croisés (Woman with Folded Arms)

This painting was made by Pablo Picasso in  1901. The painting's titled when translated is aptly titled "Woman with Folded Arms". At first sight this image seems rather empty, however by delving into the characteristics of the painting it's evident there is many connotative qualities and in turn is one of my favourite Picasso paintings. The image depicts a woman with her arms folded staring into nothingness. She is the focal point of the image and is rather simply dressed. Her negative body language of folded arms immediately closes her off from analysis rather cleverly. In effect, the viewers eye rests on the composition of the image. Painted during Picasso's "blue period" as it is best known, the image is dominated by shades of blue connoting a sense of sadness, mystery and evokes intrigue. Through using a dominating colour on canvas with little emphasis on any other, Picasso is able to create many emotions simply by the tone of his image. This coupled with the exression of the woman and her body language, all connote a sense of mystery and intrigue. I aim to use these elements in my media product.