Analysis of Artwork

I was drawn to the original image because of its simplicity. There are very few colors, but clear and distinct lines. The original image has actual lines that lead the eye from the white stripe to the red blotch. The quality of the white lines are linear and diagonal, while the blotch is curvilinear. The cropped version makes the lines seem shorter. I also thought that the red spot looked like a strawberry because of the green line that is shaped like a leaf. Movement is achieved through the use of lines. This can also be classified by the Gestalt Principle of continuation, where we move through an object to another. In the big picture the white stripe leads the eye to the red spot (point of interest). We know the red spot is the point of interest because it is located in the right third of the frame. Shape is a huge factor, using triangles in the areas filled with black and brown, a rectangle for the white area, and a circle for the red area. The red blotch almost seems to be the foreground, while the other shapes and colors are the background. There are few colors in the picture: black, brown, white, red, and a little bit of green. The colors are not bright, so the picture doesn't seem to have much depth. In the original image, the red spot seems sort of small. In the close up, it is the focus of the frame, making it seem rather large.  The original shot is more of a wide shot because you can see the big picture. My cropped version is a close up. It is not an extreme close up because you can see the entire red spot (not just part of it.) The only lighting the picture has would be the stripe of white, which adds importance to the red area because the colors stand out against each other. This causes us to focus our attention on the red. 

I chose to reframe the picture with the focus on the red circle because it is the main focus of the original picture. I wanted the audience to be able to get a closer look at its details. I think the artist framed the picture the way she did because she wanted you to be able to feel the rhythm of the painting and move your own eyes to the red spot. She wanted you to be able to explore the colors and lines of the whole frame before focusing on the red area. I like that she did that. I like the big picture better than the cropped one.