PERSPECTIVE  A system for creating the illusion of 3-D depth in 2-D images. Three types of perspective are linear perspective (based on parallel lines converging as their distance from the observer increases) Notice how the street converges in the distance. Notice the distorted perspective of the building. A second kind is diminishing perspective (based on the apparent reduction in the size of objects as their distance from the observer increases). Notice the large figures in the foreground in contrast to the small objects and building at the end of the road. A third stategy to create depth is atmospheric perspective (based on the apparent reduction of the detail and colour intensity of objects as their distance from the observer increases). Notice how the horses are dark and bold in colour and how the horizon is more faded. Perspective can enhance the illusion of movement. It manipulates our visual direction. Paintings that allow the viewer to move inside are often very powerful.

MOVEMENT  A principle of art and design concerned with creating a distinctive structure that shows a feeling of action or a series of actions and guides a viewer's eye through a work of art. Horses of the Imagination employs several strategies to create movement. Converging lines, colour, lines, and skillful placement of light and dark, big and little shapes. The horses and riders are cropped to give an illusion of speed. As if they are moving so fast that you can only catch sight of part of them. The dark colours in the foreground and the smaller dark areas in the background force the eye to travel in the direction the horses are going. The composition and use of movement appropriately support the underlying theme about the fast and furious imagination.