Art Green: Consider the Options

... Mark Zaborniak February 28, 2009 Art 1100 Art Green Consider the Options, Examine the Facts, Apply the Logic Green uses lines to create shadows on the main focal point of the painting. The man in the center has many short parallel lines around the seams of his clothing and where the shadow on his shirt should be. The majority of the lines used for shape in the painting are vertical. The two towers in the background of the painting frame the man in the center by rising vertically up around him. All of the shading lines within the painting are horizontal helping to level out the vertical movement in the painting. Green also uses lines to outline the numerous "explosions" in the painting. This allows them to be seen as separate from their surroundings and makes them pop-out to the viewer. One of the most interesting uses of the line is on the "thought

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