Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Why I Didn't Vote For Harper

I was quite drawn to this portrait of Madame Cezanne. Though my walls are full of art, I found a good print of this painting and tried her out in the living room. Mrs. Q stared uncomfortably and declared that she's wonky looking. Actually, she's asymetrical like many interesting faces.
As we know, the left hemisphere which is mostly logic and verbal language, controls the right side of our face and body. The right hemisphere, the oppressed and recessed side, is more intuitive, non-verbal, feeling and fantasy orientated, and controls our left side. So, if you cover the right side of her face on a bit of an angle for her wonkiness, you see the dominant public face on the left, relaxed, patiently waiting for Paul to sell a painting and take her out on the town in Paris. If you cover the left side we see the inner Madame Cezanne. No she is not a happy gal. A sad life, married to a struggling artist who doesn't understand women. Plus her name was Hortense Fiquet. Couldn't be happy with that name.
It's hard to find front facing pics to study, other than mug shots. Some faces are fairly symetrical and boring. The Bush pic below with the Neanderthals has a good contrast. Karla below has a sorrowful remorseful look on her public side but is mocking the camera from her private side. Harper is very strange. His public side looks sly and condescending, while his private side... also looks sly and condescending? I wouldn't vote for that face.
The puppy is a control element in the research and is perfect on both sides. The puppy wins again, of course.

3 comments:

scout said...

harper brings a whole new meaning to 'drawing on the right side of the brain'. he's not as assymetrical as most, which is creepy in itself.

Anonymous said...

Harper sly on both sides! He is sly no matter how you look at him. Then there is certain dumminess about him - lack of emotions.

Annamarie said...

I agree with both of you, so there's nothing more to add. Indeed, Harper's sly assymetry is creepy and shows his emotionless, static facade and persona. How can anyone vote for him?

Very interesting post, q, and well done! I'll be looking at peoples' faces a little closer now, my own very assymetrical mug included. :)