“Our eye continues to move and search, seeking to experience to the utmost the elusive order existing within constant change” (Joshua C. Taylor). When comparing two works of art there are different factors that need to be considered. From different hues to the size of the piece. Many of these factors help distinguish and break down what the piece of art is all about. Although many paintings may have differences, there are as many similarities as well. “The Oxbow” (Thomas Cole), a view from Mount Holyoke Northampton, Massachusetts in 1836; describes the area after a thunderstorm and then we got the chinese painting called “Lofty Mount Lu” (Shen Zou) a painting that was done in honor of the 70th birthday of Chen Kuan, Shen Zhou's teacher in the year 1467. …show more content…
When closely looked the person can see two different sides. It generally gives off a sense of and the emotion of equal balance, more of a “Ying and Yang” . If it is seen in the left side it shows the negative side effects of the storm, when it is looked in the middle a peaceful transition is being watched that gives harmony to it, but then when looked from the right side you can see the bright day, which is the opposite of what the storm did. In a general note, a person can observe and understand the painting in many ways but it if it is seen from left to right, the person can see the storm approaching the land (good to bad) , and when it is being observed from right to left, it is seen as the storm taking off from the land, which the artist gave the transitional illusion and freedom for the audience to judge the piece by