Paying homage to this wondrous scene, Stella saturates the artwork with bright hues of red, orange and gold. White cut-out shapes and sinous dark lies enhance the textural quality of this work. We are wondrously taken away from geometric reality into a world of colorful abstraction. It is as if the entire image is in motion, a representation of the narrative complexities which shape Moby Dick. The cut out shapes seemingly depict the well-known drama, a quality which is accessible even to those who have never read Melville’s novel. Overall, the shapes take on a life of their own, granting themselves to the free visual interpretation of the viewer.