I always liked art, but as once said one of the characters works of Oscar Wilde: "I am not the creator of art, but only a lover." It seems to me a striking fact,how some artists, conveying the beauty of even the sometimes ugly things, can thus give the viewer a hint of mystery in their creation.
I think the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was one of such masters. One of his favorite paintings for me is-"Dance at the Moulin Rouge" This picture Toulouse-Lautrec painted in 1890 in Montmartre, France. At the first glance for those who are not fond of the art, this painting may seem not so unusual. On the contrary, just an ordinary picture which depicts a moment of life at the Moulin Rouge. Yes you right, at the first time watching this painting you can see only a lot of men in suitable to that time costumes and a several women on the first sight. Some of these people are dancing and some are busy with something else. So the only popular first question,which always ask viewers is-Who is this women in pink dress? What is very logical, because she stays there alone without companion and her face is sad despite the fact that so many people around her have fun. However, if to look deeper, at the far end of the hall, in the midst of people, we finally notice,something or better to say "somebody" that is not subject to common sense.A man with a skull instead of face. It seems like a man with a skull peering into the crowd, trying to find something or somebody that could take his attention. The artist seems on purpose painted him in a grey color costume in order to distinguish him from the crowd of same wearing people and give us chance to see him. Therefore the main our question and at the same time Toulouse-Lautrec's secret is-Why he has a skull instead of face and who is he? It is my favorite picture because every time I find something new for myself. Every time it seems to me that the artist wanted to tell us people something important. Something what he understood and want to share with us. Well my theory is may be mater wanted to tell us his thoughts through his craft? May be he wanted to convey us his idea that this actually how he saw as an artist those who burn their life by visiting parties and those whose main aim is to pursue the entertainment? Because this man's cloth is a bit old fashioned compare to others,even his hat is old. When I look at him so shabby and faded it seems like he spent his life in this way and used to it. Nobody notice him, nobody doesn't care about him. But he still cares and looking for something that can make him happy. Unfortunately was looking for it in wrong place. Anyway it is just my theory of what happens on the picture,just a conjecture.This question we already can't answer exactly. Because the great artist gave us only an opportunity to quess...
