Interpret

-the spiraling circles lead the eye to the girl in the middle, which then attracts the focal point to the white beam of light
-everything starts in the middle and then flows almost straight out, creating a circle and giving almost a curvature feeling
-bottom and top equaled out by two prominent shades of color, while left and right are pale colors but contain two objects (the hair and the beam) that balance not only the two sides but create unity in the whole picture
-diagonal and wavy lines add movement

Analyze

Describe

Joy of Freedom

Rassouli
21st century

-majestic girl in the center
-long, slender arms reaching up
-thick, billowing hair flying behind her
-circles spiraling out, created by shading
-strong, central diagonal beam coming from the right
-green diagonal and wavy lines latching onto the girl from the bottom
-dark, ominous vertical lines at the top
-vibrant, smooth brush strokes

Drawn to represent the glorious power of joy, the picture uses spiraling circles to draw onlookers to focus all of their attention on the small girl in the middle, like an enchantment or dream. From there, the powerful, blinding beam lures the eye to the heart, almost as if all of this joy, all this spirit, is coming from her, not the light. The girl herself has stretched out her arms out and has thrown her head back, overwhelmed by the raw emotion to the point she cannot look. Her hair, thrown out behind her, billows in the wind, and her dress mixes with the green streaks at the bottom, as if to keep her from flying away. As viewers tear their eyes away from her radiating, pure joy, they can't help but assume one thing is for sure: she is free.