This is Jovan Radakovich. I was looking for an artist and I happened to stumble across him and I remember him as being a friend from grammar school's older brother. I like this picture in particular for numerous reasons. First I like the fact that he started the picture out by painting the canvas black. The adds a lot of depth to the picture in my opinion. It also makes everything else on the canvas stand out. Although black is normally thought to be boring and plain it gives this painting a lot of definition.

Next I like the fact that he adds the white instead of just putting the man on the black canvas. By doing this he allows himself to put a showdow in front of the man which makes it come more to life. He also has the man standing in a weird position. This also created detail to the picture which makes a plain picture have more life. The white background is in the shape of a cross. I like that becuase I am a spiritual person. The fact that the guy is naked is one of the last things that I notice because of the things going on in the picture around him. I could see this picture hanging in someones house.

In addition to the fact that I think that this a great picture, it almost appears to me that he tried to paint himself. If you look at how dark his hair is and how dark the ghuy in the paintings hair is you can see the resemblances. It is amazing to me how some of the plainest pieces can have to most life. This is a plain black and white canvas with a naked man and in my opinion it says so much. I think that he painted this about homself at a time that he may have been feeling down and that's why he look so unhappy in the picture.