Song’s Post

My name is Songqiang Ruan and this image is one of the most thought-provoking artworks I saw in a museum visit last year. The most appealing aspect of art is that it is too general. It has a wide range of applications, and everyone has their own unique artistic vision. However, art is expensive and unattainable, from the perspective of many people, and art appreciation is not something that everyone can accomplish. There was a very intricate maze in the painting, and there was a woman inside looking at herself reflected in the mirror. The painting penetrated my heart so deeply that there were certain emotions in my mind that felt like they were being pulled out. The reason this painting speaks to me is that I can find in it the emotion that the author wants to express. Looking closely at the woman’s figure in the picture, she is obese, but she is perfectly formed in the mirror, which shows that the woman is beautifying herself with a monstrous vision, and she can only see her own beauty in the mirror, which can also show that she is an extremely confident person. However, she is surrounded by a labyrinth of gloom, which is like she is stuck in a quagmire and she has no way to find the exit. This is because she is lost in her incorrect view of herself; she cannot change it, and these thoughts are not favorable to her, so it is like a barrier that traps her in the dark space. Her hands are outstretched and she accepts these false realities.At the same time, she does not choose to recognize herself but to paralyze herself, not willing to step out of her illusions, which is why there is no exit in the labyrinth. This brought me a very sad and sympathetic feeling, so while I was thinking about the moral of this painting, I also thought about my own experience. I found myself having such a hard time before, but fortunately I had friends around me so that I did not lose my way. Therefore, this painting is also a reminder for me to have a sober perception of myself in my life, so that I can face my life squarely and establish good values.