Principles of Design Research

The picture that I looked at today is called "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper.Part of the message of the piece of art was loneliness. Edward Hopper portrayed this by using a contrasting color to emphasize the restaurant/cafe (which had really bright light while outside it was completely dark) in which some people were sitting. He also used proportion (by making it bigger then the other buildings) to have the viewer focus on the restaurant/cafe. I think that the shadows on the building behind the restaurant/cafe also show loneliness and sadness, because there's no light besides the restaurant/cafe.