Checkpoint I
Jimmy Ernst
Description
Subject Matter:
Jimmy Ernst, son of the surrealist Max Ernst, was a prominent member of the Surrealist and Abstract Expressionist movements in his own right. Checkpoint I features bright and unnatural colors and lines that are arranged with strategic skill in geometric patterns. The scene is reminiscent of a checkpoint tower along a border with a fence and barbed wire. Ernst was born in Germany so it is possible that he is referencing the Berlin wall, which was erected in 1961.
Physical Description:
This painting has a large tower of geometric lines and shapes on the right side and and a large square with similar lines on the left side. In the foreground, along the bottom edge of the painting, is an arrangment of rectangles that are criss-crossed with additional lines. Bright blue, red, yellow and white appear throughout the painting.
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