Martha is a little bit incontinent. She can't hold her tongue; she has so much criticism to direct at George's art.
"Add more blue. Those palm trees look funny!"
George, by contrast, is buttoned up. You see this in his art: Everything is cautious and strictly realistic.
George runs away from Martha's blathering--and Martha proceeds to spill paint all over George's canvas. The image that results is wild, chaotic, exuberant; it's just like chatty, agitated Martha.
George could learn from Martha's wildness; Martha could (perhaps) learn from George's discipline.
And that's life!
P.S. I think the mysterious title--"The Artist"--refers to Martha. (A less-mysterious title would be "The Artists," or "The Two Artists.") It seems like Martha is the one expressing her feelings through her work. Martha is the one having a grand time. I suspect Martha's zeal inspires Marshall--but it's interesting that he doesn't *explicitly* award the "artist" title to her (over George). Well, what do you think?
"Add more blue. Those palm trees look funny!"
George, by contrast, is buttoned up. You see this in his art: Everything is cautious and strictly realistic.
George runs away from Martha's blathering--and Martha proceeds to spill paint all over George's canvas. The image that results is wild, chaotic, exuberant; it's just like chatty, agitated Martha.
George could learn from Martha's wildness; Martha could (perhaps) learn from George's discipline.
And that's life!
P.S. I think the mysterious title--"The Artist"--refers to Martha. (A less-mysterious title would be "The Artists," or "The Two Artists.") It seems like Martha is the one expressing her feelings through her work. Martha is the one having a grand time. I suspect Martha's zeal inspires Marshall--but it's interesting that he doesn't *explicitly* award the "artist" title to her (over George). Well, what do you think?
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