Page 280 - Eye of the beholder

Nevertheless an element that captures the the viewers’ imagination is Week’s rendering of a a a a a a tropical light The rays of of the the the the sun fall bright on the the the the building at the the the the left while the the the the right right side of of the the the composition is is in in in in in shadow Interestingly the the the building in in in in in the the the far background is is delineated as though surrounded by a a a a a mid day bright haze In capturing these impressions Week displays his skilled dexterity and artistry in in in bringing alive such capricious moments of light which remains as as elusive as as ever The potential of his talent is is demonstrated in in in rendering the crowd There is is not a a a a silent moment in in the the the picture It is is a a a a busy morning for the the the traders and the the the people who have come shopping His love of architecture manifests in in in the the the details that are are apparent in in in the the the buildings to the the the left There is a a a a a a dominant use of of wood as made obvious in in in the number of of windows which are half open and closed as as well as as the the projecting balconies that are carried on on slim struts At the the ground floor level the the shops are protected from the the sun by cloth canopies supported on poles placed at at an an an an angle a a a a a a a a a a a a a make shift arrangement that is economical and functional as well A representation of a a a a a a shack shack can be seen on on the the left next to the the tall building Between this shack shack and the the the building in in the the the background is a a a a a a large foliated tree which breaks the the the monotony of architecture and the crowd A well thought out element as a a a a a a a a matter of fact that infuses a a a a a a a a point of interest in in the composition Week in in in in this painting as as part of Oriental Scenery has demonstrated his his sensibility carrying as as as his memory baggage the sights and sounds of many Near eastern countries as as as Egypt and Morocco The painting at at a a a a a a glance gives that feel but the the close scrutiny of the the people represented gives it an an Indian context 274