final paper

10% of your grade
Final Paper
2-3 pages

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• introduction
• thorough description of formal elements
• interpretation of what those visual cues suggest through analysis of the formal elements

Analyze how the 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 wayn- dimensions, subject, arrangement - to 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