This Piece of art is very distinct because you can interpretate the image in different ways which gives it a even more eye catching appeal. The main components of this work are: luminated pathway in total darkness which makes the contrast effect bigger even more appealing to the eye. Repetitions of similarity occur in each oval shaped luminated water creating a path. The binary opposition would be the luminated water in contrast to the darkness around it. In my perspective the message is no matter how dark it is there’s always a path ahead.
Pete Turner was a pioneer in art. He was very skilled with color contrast and it led to his rise in the late 19th century. It’s a photograph but displayed by a chromogenic print, I would say that the author was using ecocriticism because at the time there was allot of havoc in the world which made people feel in total darkness. The intended audience is people who where dark times and believe there’s no way of getting out of it. The intended purpose is to expose audiences at the time to a new trend of art very different from others that was appealing to the eye and inspirational. People at the time 1960 going through hardships might have inspired him to create this piece. The geometry and symmetry are very in sync it’s one of the components that makes it appealing to various different audiences. I think the author uses pathos because people can see the dark background and how the luminated oval shapes have a higher contrast illustrating that the path out of hardships overcome the darkness of hardships itself. It makes me feel amazed because the level of creativity was high and how the message was deep within the image was another plus. There weren’t any identity makers explicitly but I’ll say working middle class because those are the people who tend to struggle the most. But none the less it was very creative and appealing to the eye.
I like the vivid description of the artwork you captured and the background context you gave about Pete Turner which was interesting. I agree with your message that even in the darkness there’s always a path onward.