WandaVision Reimagined As The Iconic American Gothic Painting
WandaVision art finds the titular couple tackling a new art form in this parody of the iconic painting American Gothic. WandaVision kicked off Phase 4 of the MCU last week when its first two episodes premiered on Disney+. The series follows the titular pair, last seen in the 2018 and 2019's Avengers films, as they explore their new home in the mysterious suburb Westview.
The series begins with an homage to classic sitcoms of the 1950s, including The Dick van Dyke Show and I Love Lucy. The series' second episode, which premiered alongside its first, pays tribute to Bewitched. Early reactions to the show have praised it for Olsen and Bettany's lead performances and their ability to immerse themselves in the sitcom world and humor set up by their unusual circumstances. The show is a weird and welcome change to the typical MCU format, one that has inspired some interesting fan art.
While the show itself begins in the 1950s era, new art by scadarts takes them to the 1930s. Wanda and Vision take their places in the iconic Grant Wood painting American Gothic. The painting in question sees two figures, a man and a woman, in front of their homestead. The man holds a pitchfork and his wife stands beside him. The painting has long been parodied in popular culture and now it can add WandaVision to its list of shows that have tackled the painting's format.
American Gothic is arguably one of the most familiar pieces of modern art, riffed on endlessly by shows, films, and other iconography. Wanda and Vision are certainly a fine pair to tackle a new take on the painting. The first episode finds them in the midst of a classic domestic issue - hosting Vision's boss and his wife for dinner. Vision and Wanda can't remember that that's what they're supposed to be doing and sitcom hijinks ensue. The early episode's comedy is one of its most effective tools and the live studio audience they filmed in front of only further adds to the sitcom format of the episodes.
There's something darker stirring underneath the idyllic suburb of Westview, though, and that becomes clear early on. The American Gothic painting and its more serious nature is more attuned with that darkness than the show's early episodes, which utilize comedy rather than spend too much time teasing out the darker aspects of the show's plot. What is clear, though, is that WandaVision's mysteries will eventually be uncovered and, when they are, it will be explosive.
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