Response:

When I saw this image, the first thing I noticed was the circular face which I thought was almost moon-like. It’s very prominent and in the center of the painting with a lot of white in an otherwise mostly orange/red background, which draws your eyes to it. At first glance the shapes and colors seemed very simple, but the more I looked at it the more calculation I could see. Maybe because I saw the image after I read about Klee’s deep connection with music, I felt like the painting had a certain rhythm and tone to it. Perhaps due to the contrast in color between the lightly colored and more vibrant parts and how the large red eyes look like they’re looking into the viewer’s, I felt like it gave off a fast paced beat the alternated between high and low notes.