Shadow of a woman

How does the shadow work? It shows something and hides it at the same time. It is a special kind of message. There is something mysterious about the shadow. We can only see the outline of a figure. The details are invisible. We have to guess who the person is. The shape of her figure helps us. The black figure in the drawing is hunched over as if it wants to take up as little space as possible. Is this woman shy, embarrassed by her presence? Or, conversely, does she want to exude her femininity through her pose? We can only guess. In our guesses, we project our emotions onto this figure. And that is the point. The role of a work of art is to stimulate the viewer. The shadow is there because there is light. Paradoxically, the black shadow glorifies the light.