The Importance Of Space In O Keefe

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Space is a very important factor with both of these paintings. The special elements both of these artists use help convey the meanings of their artwork. O’Keefe uses a lack of space to show the viewer what she wants them to see, and Bierstadt uses a wide expanse of space to show viewers what he wants them to experience. In O’Keefe’s painting, not much can be seen past the grey tree in the center of the painting. The lack of space lets the viewer see what she wants us to take from this painting. She wants us to see the loneliness she felt after her husband died. How she felt as that grey tree alone in a world with happy autumn coloured trees surrounding her. Bierstadt seems to do the opposite and uses the large landscape he presents to create

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