Leonardo Nierman’s painting entitled “Birth of Lightning” uses an explosive combination of hot and cool colors. The vibration and noise that these colors produced drew me into the painting immediately. Though the painting is abstract, the title triggered me to think of the Big Bang theory that is believed to have  ignited the universe into being, or of the ancient Greek mythological tales of Prometheus’ gift of fire to man. 

The radial symmetry of the painting’s design is another factor of its beauty. It unifies the bright oranges, reds and yellows with the darker blues and greens. The pitch black spaces within the painting also help create a sense of depth that guides the viewer’seye through the entire piece, starting from the upper right-hand corner, to the center, and finally ending at the upper left-hand side were the black is centralized.