Tracing the motif from Piero's Brera Madonna, in which an ostrich egg suspended over the heads of the Virgin and Child provides «the psychological center of the painting,» Agee brings it forward to an early still - life by de Kooning, and beyond. (mnaves.wordpress.com)
Despite his attention to detail, however, Piazza doesn't withhold anything from the viewer; each one of his compositions has an obvious focal point or subject that sits suspended in the very center of the painting. (creators.vice.com)
I have long admired Mumford's virtuosic ability to push the paint around, and one of my favorite passages in this work is found at some distance from the kneeling American soldier who is the narrative if not literal center of the painting. (hamptonsarthub.com)