Picture 3 Comments

1. What is the Visual Content of the Image?
The FACE at the top. THE ARM at the bottom. The Hand, lending support. The TWIGS growing form his arm and the indistinct blue BACKGROUND behind him.

2. Name 3 design elements...
The crooked LINEs of the twigs. The COLOR of the background and the SHAPE of the face and arm all add to the overall look of the piece. There is almost no depth to the piece as the background is hard to fathom. Is it near or far? Who can tell...

3. Name 3 design principals
I think this has an asymmetrical BALANCE to it, with the face at the top and the arms at the bottom bracketing the central area.

For me, the twigs growing out of the man's arm are the main EMPHASISof the piece. THe face is looking at them and thearm at the bottom stops your gaze like an imaginary horizon.

The UNITY of the color and mood of the various elements really work together here to give this piece a similar "feel" The somber face, the pale blue background and the unearthly "twigs"

4. What color sceme is used?
The colors here are somber. THey inspire thoughts of winter, night time and isolation, very effective.

5. What could be improved in the image
I have to agree with another poster. It would really add to the mood if the glass behind him were a rainy window and we could see more of where he is to get better context of what is happening. Is he in a hospital in the city? The future? or is he at home? Of course half the fun is perhaps not knowing those answers...

6. What wins on this page
I see the face at the top of the image, which is of course where one naturally reads a page. Then the arm and the strange "twigs growing form his arm. Finally the background - where is he? When is he?...

7. Do you like this image?
I like it because it is unnatural and i enjoy art that is unnatural. Although it is not something that I would choose to frame and hang in my dining room to stare at while I eat.