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Name: Cityscape in Huge Size Artist: James Saenz Year: Unknown Style: Impressionism, Deco, Pop Art Media: Oil on canvas 1.The subject of this picture is the city. 2.The scene is either between 1937 - present as the Golden Gate Bridge is shown.This scene must depict San Francisco because of the bridge. 3.The painting is somewhat detailed, showing abstract colors everywhere that are either very warm or dark. Also the buildings show that there is lights on inside and the streets are lit. 4.The setting is the subject of the picture so it is the most dominate role of the picture. The artist uses very dark or light colors, the dark color tending to be more to the bottom and top of the painting. 5.The colors of the painting shows where the life of the city is or is not at. The artist used very dark blue or purple to show were the life is not and orange or yellow to show where it is at.Also the river reflects any color that is above it reflecting the city life back upon itself. There is no depict center point in the painting that can be noticed. The painting makes me feel like the artist is trying to show where the life of the city is at. I think the artist used the dark colors for the sky to also show the impending doom that hangs over the city.