Wyeth believed Christina’s world was bleak and miserable because it functioned more like a prison, confining her from the vast world beyond her own.
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An ominous cloud looms over the beauty of Tahiti’s own culture: an impending storm of colonialism threatening to consume the land, hidden under the guise of a ceremony entitled marriage.
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He suffers from feelings of isolation, but he dresses it up like he and everyone in the painting are having a fun time with the bright colors and elaborate costumes.
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Through the sharp contrasts that he has established, Rousseau seems to be suggesting that such contentment is only possible in a place such as the desert when one is blissfully unaware of the dangers, as indicated by the gypsy’s lack of supplies and her deep slumber.
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We pander for the validation of others, obsessing over the comments and number of likes on their online posts as if the selfie was a god, and social media a religion.
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