Which option gives an exit direction through shape-based movement?

Pointed shapes are aligned toward outside the frame

Shapes can guide the viewer’s eye through a composition because the eye tends to follow strong edges, points, lines, and repeated directions. If pointed shapes are aligned toward and beyond the outer edge of a frame, they create a visual path that appears to leave the picture. This is different from shapes pointing toward a focal point, which normally directs attention inward and concentrates it on the subject.

Option A is correct because pointed shapes directed outside the frame provide an exit direction. Option B would guide the eye toward the focal point, not out of the picture. A stable central shape mainly creates stillness, while background shapes that support the focus reinforce attention within the composition. The direction of the points is the deciding feature here.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Elements of Art. Topic: Shape.