SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS

Question 1

religion🍎

Answer 1

3 apples in the painting: foreground, girl’s hand and in the other girl’s mouth
- symbolises Christianity and has “sinful” meanings

Question 2

italian renaissance🇮🇹

Answer 2

visual similarity in composition to leonardo and rafael (triangular composition)
- inspired by the theme of ‘mother and child’ from the italian renaissance

Question 3

music🎶

Answer 3

large, gestural brushstrokes create movement whereas the detailed faces contrast to this
- the contrast between detailed and expressive shows the effect of listening to music on rimondis work

Question 4

other artists🎨

Answer 4

rimondi believes it shows fragility and strength and takes inspiration from other artists
- cy twombly: expressive brushstrokes
- lucien freud: real life subject matter that isn’t perfect

Question 5

ordinary life📸

Answer 5

rimondi takes photos of people she knows and collages them together
- believes it captures true emotion since the subject matter is never staged