Reading a painting and movement from left to right

[Chris Saper]

In the course of doing research on this topic, I spoke with an opthalmologist, who firmly believes that the "read" occurs only after an initial gestalt, where the entire image is taken in. His conviction results from how he sees the evolutionary purpose of vision, which is to first assess "fight" or "flight". He thinks that Georgia O'Keefe's painting are the best example supporting his "overall" view.

Chris