Painting Analysis 1

The first subject that my eyes are drawn to in this painting is the red circle. Not only is it the only circular object in the painting, but the red makes it stand out a lot as well. There are more red areas in the image, but their shape and size are not too attracting. It is easy to see that the artist decided only to use shapes in his work, therefore creating several straight lines. Many of these lines point straight to the red circle.

Another technique being applied is the rule of thirds. The canvas could be easily divided into a top, middle, and bottom section, as well as a left, center, and right section. The red circle, for example, would be in the top center. The objects that look like buildings would take the entire left and right sections.

The moods of this painting can be determined by the colors. As you can see, there are very bright and visual colors, which usually give the viewer an enthusiastic and overwhelming sensation. This picture though, was given some sort of a gloomy effect. Several colors were shaded with black, or weren`t strongly painted in the first place. Parts of the canvas can still be seen.

A word to describe the tone of this picture would be nostalgic. It almost seems like the artist brought back a faded memory, or feeling, which once had a much stronger significance.