Using your reading, video and lecture viewing as your guide, please write a brief visual analysis essay (400-500 words) of the below work. Please remember that this is NOT a research paper. Instead, you are to employ the methodology of formalism to analyze the painting.
Form
This is the key part of your paper to explain the layers (elements) that create the composition and overall form. Use the terms below to describe your artwork in detail. Imagine describing it to someone so that they could replicate the image in their mind.
Art Elements:
Line (straight, curved, angular, flowing, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, contour, thick, thin, implied, etc.)
Shape (what shapes are created and how)
Value (also referred to as light)(source of light, flat, strong, contrasting, even, a range of values, emphasis, shadows, etc.)
Color (primary, secondary, mixed, complimentary, warm, cool, decorative, values, contrast, etc.)
Texture (actual, implied, repeating, etc.)
Space (depth, overlapping, kinds of perspective, etc.)
Time and Motion
Principles of Design:
Emphasis
Balance
Proportion/Scale
Pattern
Repetition
Rhythm
Unity
Variety
