The artwork I chose was White Bird (Cheyenne/ Nez Percé) and it is at the Denver Art Museum.
Link to the painting: https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/1958.194
Instructions:
Spend 30-45 minutes examining your chosen artwork, paying special attention to the formal elements and principles of design. Also think about how these elements and principles may manifest themselves differently depending on whether you are viewing the original painting or an image of the painting (print or online). For example, are elements such as color, texture, light, and canvas size understood the same way in both cases? Or if not, how do they differ?
In your written essay, be sure to include the visual elements and the principles of design discussed in the course and the textbook. You should not just write a description of these elements, but rather an analysis of them. This means describing what the elements are and also explaining how they work to create a particular effect, mood, or meaning. Remember, this type of analysis requires you to stay objective. You should not make critiques or judgments about the quality or beauty of the work (for example, do not use words like “great,” “brilliant,” or “bad”), but simply describe and analyze the formal elements.
For your reference, here is a list of the visual elements and principles of design. Your paper should address each one of these as it relates to your chosen painting.
