Representation.
It's a bridge. Look closely; it's THE Golden Gate Bridge. Yes---there's no denying its glorious red-orange tint with its body gracefully suspended afloat the bay. On a perfect day, at the right shade, the bridge looks exactly as the picture leads your eyes to see. It's an image not hard to appreciate, for even if one is not familiar with its name, they will still be able to experience the visual pleasure of beholding such magnificent structure.
Abstraction.
He is captured by error---better yet experimentation. Reduced to nothing more than blurs of differences in tone and color and devoid of detailed shapes. Still we identify. Is he stripped down to vulnerability? His composition off-centered (is he lost?). Getting swallowed by darkness (save him).
Symbolism.
Even in a language strange to you, this symbol speaks. Its message is reinforced throughout the world, choosing no age or nationality. We look past the unfamiliar characters under the golden arc and replace it with our own preconceived captions formed by experiences and global advertisement. "Food". "Happy Meal". "Supersize".
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