"Two Paintings by Gustav Klimt"

Sometimes, works of art or literature are so meaningful or great, that they influence other artists to create in honor of that work.  This was the case for Jorie Graham after viewing works of art from Gustav Klimt.  She viewed two specific paintings by Klimt, most likely "Beech Forest" and "The Bride" and wrote a poem titled, "Two Paintings by Gustav Klimt."  She used great imagery in describing these poems.  I particularly enjoyed the first stanza of the poem:
                                                  Although what glitters
                                                        on the trees,
                                                   row after perfect row,
                                                             is merely
                                                          the injustice  
                                                          of the world,

Of the two paintings mentioned, "Beech Forest" and "The Bride," I liked "Beech Forest" much more.  I enjoyed it because I was able to place myself in the painting.  I think most people can think of a time when they stood in a forest, looked out, and just saw seemingly endless rows of trees.  A different painting that I found by Klimt that I also that was interesting is "The Three Ages of Women."  It is a painting of a baby in a young woman's arms, with an obviously older woman standing nest to them.  I thought it was interesting how it basically showed the three major parts of someones life; you are a child, then a young adult, and then you grow old.


http://www.hsvmuseum.org/classes/gustav-klimt-beech-forest-september-15-2011/ ("Beech Forest")
http://www.abcgallery.com/K/klimt/klimt19.html ("The Three Ages of Women")
http://www.mcs.csueastbay.edu/~malek/Klimt/Klimt8.html ("The Bride")

Works Cited
Graham, Jorie. "Two Paintings by Gustav Klimt" Contemporary American Poetry. Eds. R.S. Gwynn and April Linder. NY: Penguin Academics, 2005. (394-396). Print.