
The image above, a painting by Paul Klee, is both colorful and full of lines. The attention of the viewer is immediately driven to the red balloon in the middle, first and foremost because of the light in the painting. The far ends of the painting are dark shades, blues and blacks and greens, while he shades of color surrounding the balloon are very soft, yellows in a sort of pastel palette, which makes the red stand out and yell for attention. Lines also help center our attention here because the buildings (?) are also facing this object. Mainly because of the light, some could say it was a poetic painting. I differ, however, arguing that it is jargon, not really saying anything or being realistic, but beautiful in a special way.
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