Love is a universal theme, and can be found in multiple art forms including painting, poetry, and music. One of the most common romantic expressions and symbols of love is the kiss. In 1907, Gustav Klimt painted "The Kiss," perhaps his most famous painting characterized not only by its subject of a man kissing a woman but also its use of gold paint and Art Nouveau style. In 1939, poet Stephen Dunn published "The Kiss," which conveys a similar type of eroticism as Klimt's painting. Finally, in 1986, Prince produced one of his most famous songs and videos, "Kiss." All three of these kiss themed works of art convey the theme of erotic and sensual love, which is a common theme in the humanities.
The earliest of these three works of art is Gustav Klimt's painting "The Kiss." This painting is unique because it almost appears like a collage, the way the couple seems superimposed upon a gold background. One of the striking visual elements of this painting is the way the shape of the two bodies of the man and the woman blend together. There is no distinct line between them, suggesting that the man and woman have "become one" through their love, symbolized by the passionate embrace and kiss. However, Klimt also shows that the two individuals are indeed separate by giving their garments a different pattern. The man's garment is comprised of black and white rectangles on a yellow-gold background. On the other hand, the woman wears floral clusters of multiple jewel tones. Her dress matches the flowerbed on which the couple kneels together, showing that she is grounded. Moreover, both the man and woman have flowers in their hair, but the man's flowers are green against his dark hair and hers are multicolored against lighter hair. The couple is also covered in a gold halo that rests against a darker gold background so that they stand out and the viewer cannot stop looking at them. It is interesting that although the woman has her arm around the man's neck and the other grasps his hand, that she turns her head away from his kiss and we can see her lips not kissing him back. Is she tired, or does her limp posture suggest that she does not feel as passionately about him as he does about her? If the couple were not encircled in a gold halo, their bodies blended together, it might look like the man is being aggressive.
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