Composition

Hanger by Stephan Martiniere

This picture by Stephan Martiniere is an example of Iconic composition.

The beams and wires follow the diamond shapes of an Iconic picture, heading toward the middle of the picture.

This creates the sense of depth and width in the picture.

The Rule of 3rds is also used in this piece. Horizontally the picture can be broken up into 3 sections, the edge of shadow and light along with the corner of a beam creating the partition.

Most of the light is also in the middle 3^rd on the vertical axis.

The visible walkways running toward the middle of the piece, draw your eye closer to the centre of the image, while simultaneously, the dark shadows round the edge of the piece make you feel hemmed in, adding to the sense of depth.