You Don’t Say!
“Acting totally surprised when your mother informs you of a problem.” We don’t know who the subject is in this portrait or who the artist is, but we adore this facial expression. It’s very applicable on so many levels; we’d want to see more of this sort of passion in contemporary art!
In today’s art, you’re always on the lookout for a secret meaning, but in this work, it’s all out there, eager to be discovered. Even if you don’t know the backstory of the painting, you can connect to his emotions because of how he expresses himself.