Museum of Modern Art

 

Max Ernst’s “Woman, Old Man, and Flower” there is a imbalance of scale regarding the depicted objects. The size difference between object even within the same distance from the eye makes the image a complicated one to see. The shading used to depict the sky guides our eyes toward the horizon line of the

Bridget Riley’s, “Fission” the size of various ovals are varied in order to depict curved objects. The transition between black and white images is altered in order to create this illusion.

Henri Matisse’s, “The Red Studio” The depicted object’s train the eye to view a room. One point perspective directs our eye toward the back of the room creating a vast space. Oddly, different shades of red are not used to show shadows or less emphasis to create distance.

Max Ernst’s, “Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale” three dimensional objects are in front of the painting to create distance and perspective. The gradation of the color blue used to create a sky emphasizes this distance.

Pablo Picasso’s, “Woman and the Pears” layers are created by placing the table behind the woman head. The table seems to be directing toward one vanishing point.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s, “Sweet, Dresden” The people depicted get less detailed toward the back of the photograph. The line depicted a sidewalk create a sense of height and different levels.

Giorgio de Chircio’s, “The Enigma of a Day” dramatic shadows create angular shapes that create a sense of distance. The archways on the left side of the painting progressively get smaller leading into a vanishing point.

Shirana Shabazi’s, “Composition” three spheres of different colors are depicted. Although, the sphere vary in size they are not place in any sort of linear way which is why they do not appear to be getting smaller. The deep black background creates the illusion that the objects are floating.

Florine Stettheimer’s, “Portrait of My Mother” The vanishing point is placed directly behind the subject. All surrounding objects point toward the subject creating the illusion of radiation all around. The horizon line and our eye level seems to behind at the subjects chest.

Rene Magritte’s, “The False Mirror” combines deep and shallow grounds. The bright blue hue used for the “sky” depicted as the white of the eye carries such a bold contrast against the surround shades of grey creates a clear focus for the viewer.