Interpreting a work of art is a lesson in subjectivity. Take this recent masterpiece by Madeline. Each of us had our own idea what it was representing. Our intepretations are as follows:
Mommy: A butterfly
Daddy, the radiologist resident who clearly interprets other kinds of images all day and needs to get out more: A thyroid
Madeline, its creator: Two big eyes.
What do you see?
angel wings … muddy ones (must have been following Christopher around yesterday)
I would have gone with butterfly, too.
Looking up at an eagle leaving it’s nest!
I would say two eagles or other brown, feathery birds with their backs to the viewer.
two buffaloes duking it out – one on the left has a person on its back