In Patterns of Intention, it is stated that “Many of the more powerful terms in the description will be a little indirect, in that they refer first not to the physical picture itself but to the effect the picture has on us.” I believe that the effect that a picture has is just as important if not more important than the actual picture itself. All individuals can view an image and report what they see in actuality: color, objects, lighting. It takes a true literary artist to translate and convey his or her emotions and response into a description of the effect of the piece. Countless individuals walk in and out of famous museums everyday and view the same well-known paintings; however, how many of them receive the exact same effect after viewing the art. Even though everyone is seeing the same picture, no one is having the exact same response as another individual. It is the responsibility of the literary artist to put into words that which we cannot see.
The image above is one that many people may have viewed before. We all see the same image, but the effect on all of these people is different. Every description may be ineffective because no description can describe all aspects of a given piece of artwork.
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