Gottfried Helnwein Analysis

Lindsey Limbach

Period 7

October 24th 2018

Image 1 Analysis

The image pictured shows a young girl's face with a man climbing it like a mountain. The girl's eyes are wide and it looks as if she's oblivious to the man on her face. Her eyes are green and her skin is pale. The man is wearing a red shirt and jeans. The image appears to be an artistic image. I don't mean to get deep and dark but the underlying message seems like a man taking advantage of a young girl. The look in the girl's eyes is empty which is something many abuse victims feel. The scale of the girl and man shows me that the victims are bigger people than those who hurt others, which in this case would be the man climbing her face.