Art Analysis: Out West

. These additional plants add to the business of the piece because of the bright colors they are distinguished by. Because of the landscape, the artist was able to capture the setting he was familiar in his lifetime.
It seems as if the artist created proportions for each focus of the piece. The mountains, sky and people and animals each take up 1/3rd of the painting. By proportioning the piece, the artist was able to help spectators focus on certain aspect of the painting. Since there is so many different objects to observe, it is easy to become lost in the painting. However, the artist was able to capture the focus the picture by creating the proportions of the painting. For example, the sky is placed far in the back, with little noteworthy
Since the animals and people are drawn towards the front of the painting and any other aspect is further back, the area to focus on is the one with the people and animals. Another key factor in knowing that this is the area to focus on, is the tree framing them. The spotted tree is mostly visible from the right side of the piece. The one main branch stretches towards the other side of the painting, just overtop the people. While the colors on the tree may indicate its health status, the broken branch also signifies the tree is not healthy. The branch that is broken hangs down right in the center of the people and animals. The tree frames the area by handing the branches over the people as well as having a branch in the center of the people. The artist used the tree to draw more focus on the people and
The various colors and patterns can often distract or confuses spectators because they are not sure what to focus on. By creating organization, Forest could create as abstract of a painting as he wanted. The three different proportions were a great start in creating organization. Also, how crowded the painting is creates organization because of the consistency it holds. If the painting was partially crowded while other parts were spacious, the dynamic of the piece would not flow as smoothly as it does now. Since each part of the piece is so full, there is a sense of organized chaos. While the piece is proportioned correctly, the actual symmetry of the paining is not as clear. The balance between objects is not consistent with each side of the painting. For example, the back portion of hills and sky is clustered together, but the front half of the painting is more spaced out. Neither the animals nor the people are very close together. Although it is natural for people not to be closeted tighter, it creates less symmetry between the top and bottom half of the