Home/Symbols/Cobalt RimCobalt Rim SymbolismAtmospheric envelope and complementary cool counterpoint to warmth; the play of color over local form.Common ThemesCycles/seasons as time metaphorsWeather, atmosphere, and moodMimesis vs. abstraction (truth vs. artifice)Lasting vs. fleeting (ephemerality)Medium reflexivity (art about art)Dignity of work vs. alienationArtworks Featuring This SymbolHaystacks Series by Claude Monet | Light, Time & AtmosphereClaude MonetClaude Monet’s <strong>Haystacks Series</strong> transforms a routine rural subject into an inquiry into <strong>light, time, and perception</strong>. In this sunset view, the stacks swell at the left while the sun burns through the gap, making the field shimmer with <strong>apricot, lilac, and blue</strong> vibrations.
