My Visceral Response

The Light In The Dark

My Visceral Response

The reason why I chose this picture is because it stimulates me psychologically. Sunflowers personally symbolize the light that surrounds a dark world. I believe even thought the world is not perfect and is filled with a lot of cruel and evil people, there are still people who will surround the world with peace and joy. This image heightens my psychological response because of the contrast of colors and lines created by the sunset.

The colors have a certain contrast between the position and color of the flowers. The contrast between position of the sunflowers causes the eye to be drawn to the sunset and the horizon. As your eye is drawn to the horizon the color contrast between the yellow/pink and the blue sky causes a peaceful ambiance. There is also a distinct line being drawn through the center of the picture. The mountains cause your eye to either focus on the sunflowers or the sky. The polka dots in the filed are caused by the circular shape of the sunflower; this polka dot pattern also causes the eye to be drawn to the horizon because of the depth and  movement. The picture has movement that is caused by the position each sunflower takes within the field. Overall, this picture creates a "stupefying" feeling because of the line, depth, color, and shape.