I chose this original image because it seemed so normal. At first glance it is just a small kid looking straight ahead. The kid’s hair is slightly messed up and wears a plaid shirt with no color. The black and white filter adds zero color to the piece to show its message. The shirt and hair is similar on each side making an affinity. When you look at it longer it really changes. One eye is closed more than the other and makes you wonder why. I chose to reframe only the right side of the kid’s head. This emphasizes the contrast without showing the other half. It changes the picture entirely because you cannot notice the difference the artist was trying to show. When you observe the eyes it reveals the contrast to an otherwise symmetrical work of art. There is very small visual intensity with a black and white filter in order to keep your attention on the kid. There is very limited space with a flat wall right behind him. It adds zero depth and lets the viewer observe only the kid focused in the center of the frame. The limited flat space also allows you to ask the question of where the kid is. Does the kid live in a low social status, is the kid rich, or is the kid happy? The wall I feel is like another character in itself. The wall is so bland adding on to the expression the kid is revealing. The kid has an extremely straight face and seems serious. No emotion is shown because that is what the picture is supposed to represent. It is definitely a close up shot in order to make the kid the center of attention again. All of these aspects help to create an intense picture from just a simple concept.
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