Xiangqing LinCMOA Essay AssignmentHAA 00106 March 2014Claude Monet's Waterloo BridgeClaude Monet's Waterloo Bridge conveys its central focus on light. Similar to his other masterpiece – “Impression of a Setting Sun”, the use of contrasting warm and cool colors and distinct reflections and shadows communicates this concentration. The lighting in this painting is what directs you to the focal points of this canvas. Light could also aim to shed light on a situation from this historical period. Underneath the physical elements of the painting is a significant theme of light in relation to the industrial success of the time. The perspective focus angle to the light in this painting corresponds to the direction the bridge and background are facing. The light in this painting comes from the top right corner of the canvas and Waterloo Bridge is presented at that exact angle where the light hits the entire side of the bridge, as you can see from the yellows used to depict the bridge. At the same angle the light also hits the urban landscape in the background. The darkest parts of the painting are on the left side of the painting, as it would be if an actual light source hit the scene. What makes it particularly interesting is that nothing but blue water and blue sky are depicted in this part of the painting. It is the unknown of this painting, in the darkness. The light in the painting spreads from right to left and the oil colors blend and change with this. The use of oil paints to create this image allows Monet to use a mixture of purples, blues and greens with yellows and pinks. The mixing of these colors creates the contrast between light portions and dark portions......center of the card......n on the company. The difference between near and far vision could also be related to the problem of things appearing clear but blurry when looked at closer. This may be Monet's way of telling people that, from far and wide, this new way of life seems to be perfectly fine. Looking at it more closely, the merger with other issues causes the person to reconsider whether it is a good or bad thing. The impressionistic technique of this painting, placing wet paint upon wet paint, creates this sequence of colors that evokes thoughts of incompleteness. and blurring of lines literally and figuratively. Monet's Waterloo Bridge evokes deeper thoughts about the blurring of images and the rushing together of figures which cause the thoughts beneath the surface to rise above and give significant and important meaning to this extraordinary work of art.