John Updike's The Forbidden Pipe

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The visual qualities can be immediately perceived by all its forms. My eyes are first naturally drawn to the right which is the major mass part of the sculpture. It appears to be a log with a branch flowing out of it. The lines of the sculpture develop a shape that resembles a pipe. The texture feels hard yet smooth like grasping any branch, tree, ect… The forms of the pip tells several different contents of the art work. This work of art is defined by all its forms. The work of art has a natural color with no oil or paint media added to it. Also, to left of the pipe is a boy whose forms are much smaller than the log. The lines all develop the shape of a childlike boy with one arm reaching up. The color is a natural substance of stone with value with a shade of grey. It also has a smooth but a hard texture.

What can be seen in The Forbidden Pipe. It is a natural log that resembles a pipe with a sculpture of a child in front of it reaching up to grasp the stem of the pipe but is too small to reach it. There are multiple ways to view this work of …show more content…

The boy is reaching for his love but cannot obtain her yet. With the boy’s arm, fully extended, he is giving every inch he can to gasp his love but is too small. He needs to grow and mature in ways that will aid him to achieves his love. Even though he wants his love right now and will try to do anything to grasp her, it is not his time yet. However, this gives the boy hope that as he grows to be a man, he will have the qualities to hold the weight of his love. The Forbidden Pipe tells a hopeful story through materials found in one’s home. It values the relationship of self-maturity to achieve his or her love in a relationship. The art work achieves by using a pipe and natural substance to relate with hope and romance. So, this work shows not to just give up on something but instead to start now and because if you can dream your goals you can

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