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__**Scandanavian Pain**__ The piece, "Scandinavian Pain", by Luhring Augustine is a very eye catching neon sign. The piece was a dedication and as such had to grab the attention of the viewer eye very quickly, and hold it there. Augustine did this by using light, a principle of 3d art to make the sculpture pop. Neon signs all use light as a way to attract people attention, whether it be for a hotel like this piece was based off of, or for a restraunt/diner like some people may see today. The bright lights cast very dark shadows behind them and make everything else seem dull, this way once a person's eyes are on the sign they will not leave until the sign is read. Augustine used this idea of bright lights in his sculpture to draw attention to "all the long suffering Scandanavians icons of goregous misery".

This painting which is one of 144 other paintings of the same model uses, a very interesting color scheme to make it stand out over the rest. It is a example of tetradic coloring and uses the very bright and intense pink color to make the rest of the piece stand out. Tetradic color scheme places a square or rectangle on the color wheel and uses the four colors it touches to create a piece of art. The tetradic color scheme in this painting used the colors; blue-violet, red-violet, yellow-orange, and yellow-green. By using a very tinter red-violet the artist created a pink that clashes with the rest of the painting and really draws out the simplicity of the model. The pink draws your attention to the man who is just standing there smoking a cigarrette, nothing special, yet people are left staring at the piece because this bright color keeps bringing your eyes back to it.
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__**ANT 100**__ "ANT 100", by Yves Klien uses the gestalt principle of closure in the piece. The principle of closure is used when certain areas of the subject are left open for the viewer to connect them together. This artwork seemingly has 5 almost different subject because the mind is closing the gap for us so we see 5 distinct figures. The piece also uses a slight amount of repitition. Repitition is the places used create closure, the first, third, and fifth all seem connected at the middle and the subjects of two, and 4 are seemingly cut in half.

__**Closure**__ __**Continuity**__ __**Similarity**__ __**Proximity**__ __**Figure/Ground**__

__**Texture**__ Sand: Loose, Dented, Grainy Leather Sea: Gripped, Padded, Reflective Wall of Common Room in the Commons: Ribbed, Woven, Wiry Carpeting: Shaggy, Itchy, Fuzzy Concrete Floor of Art Room: Durable, Discolored, Frigid