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Art Analysis Art exists as the most sophisticated and complex manifestation of human creativity. Art in its most essential form is a record of the human response to life. In a world where communication is essential part of life an artist finds that painting is one of the most primitive yet exhilarating forms of communication. Through a piece of art a viewer an explore the mind of the painter picking at the very meaning of that artist. Garner’s meaning is viewed through a window. Literally a window in which she displays an abandoned shop window advertisement with desolate undressed mannequins that have been strewn about. This literal window can also change into a psychological window. The viewer no longer sees the mannequins as concrete objects but now can understand them as abstract thoughts. There are many ways for an artist to establish a craft in a piece of work. One way is through the use of color. Artists choose colors to produce a certain mood or atmosphere; to create space, light, and shadow; or to introduce symbolic associations. Using translucent and opaque oil paints, Garner creates a sense of atmosphere and light that suggests a mysterious and untamable presence. Something abstract that looms about her mi