Artist, Work
Formal elements:
color
composition
texture
quality of brush strokes/application
lighting
size
subject matter
values/tonal variation
support/surface
space/perspective
viewing angle
Description will be about the use of these formal elements
Analyze how these formal elements affect the viewers understanding of the work
How does the artist use formal elements to give you initial emotional response
Thesis: How does the painting mean
Imagine describing in a succinct way: dimensions, subject, arrangement à enable someone who can’t see it to see in the minds eye in 1st paragraph
Detail formal elements, figure out how they mean, conclude
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