Anslem Kiefer’s Parsifal I is full of many of the different elements of design discussed in the chapter. The room in the painting has a unique use of light, lines, (a) symmetry, color, space, and vantage point. The artist has both expressive and classical lines in the piece. The wooden floorboards and walls are separated by fairly straight standard lines; while the grain of the wood is flowing and full of curves appearing to me to be more expressive. The room in the painting looks fairly dark with one window lighting a select area lighting illuminating a crib. Though the painting portrays the corner of the room the corner is not dead center is sort of at an odd angle. I believe the focal points are the crib and window which are not in the center of the room so the painting is not symmetrical in that respect. But all the floorboards and boards on the wall are layed out with very straight lines giving it an interesting contrast. The room is very large with only a small crib filling the void. The empty space grows darker the farther away from the window you look; some could see this as almost scary in appearance because of the very dark space in the back of an already darkly colored room. All these things make the piece much more complex. The more I learn about art techniques and the elements of design the more respect I gain for the artists and their works. Everything they put down matters no line or space should be taken for granted because they most likely put it there for a reason.