I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art looking to compare two pieces of art. The pieces of art that I chose are Last Self-Portrait and Adonis and Venus. I really liked Last Self-Portrait by Andy Warhol and the painting I disliked was Adonis and Venus by Peter Paul Rubens.
The piece of art that I would have liked to steal from the Metropolitan Museum of Art was Last Self-Portrait by Andy Warhol. This piece of art really stood out to me because while looking at it, it is really dark colors. The face covered by the army fatigue colors combined with a black background made the piece of art a little scary. Having the face covered by the green, gray and black made it seem like Andy Warhol was hiding something, or trying to hide from the viewers. The unity of the dark colors made this painting have a sense of balance because it did not mix with any light colors, and made his face seem hidden. I think the piece of art shows the viewer that everyone has a dark side and it is ok to show......
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