Write your essay(minimum 5 pages)base on answering these questions in relation to the work you picked (explain wherein the picture and how it is working):
INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO ARTICLES (CITE THE SOURCES CORRECTLY) IN YOUR ESSAY.
STYLE:
What era, culture, time, and style of art this work is belonged to? Explain the main characteristic of that particular style/type of art and whether the piece you picked is showing those characteristics? How?
LINES ANALYSIS:
Analyze the types of lines created in the pieces, their angles (horizontal, vertical, angled, curved, etc), expressions of the lines, emotions, speed, if the lines are creating soft edge or hard edge, if they are creating the illusion of space and distance (like perspective lines or overlaps lines), if they are revealing forms (contour/cross contour line, hatching) and finally if there are some implied lines in the picture that are revealing some other important points.
COMPOSITION:
Find general directions and angels (of poses or big shapes or pointing fingers or eyes looking at something)
Find out which kind of compositional style is used: circular, triangular, S composition, T composition or spiral composition
Find the focal point/s of the image.
SHAPE ANALYSIS:
What type of shape do you see in the artwork? where do you see them?
Geometric
Rectilinear
Curvilinear
Abstract or Nonobjective
Amorphous or implied shape
Where do you see positive and negative shapes in the picture?
TONAL ANALYSIS:
Decide about the simplified shapes of light, medium tone and dark tone of the picture?
Is this picture low key or high key?
Where do we see the maximum contrast?
Is the soft change of value/blended or dramatic changes?
Do you see modeling or chiaroscuro technique in showing the light and forms?
COLOR ANALYSIS:
Do you see mostly warm or cool colors? Where in the picture?
Are there tinted colors or shaded?
Is there a use of any pairs of complimentary colors of the color wheel?
Saturated or less saturated?
Is there any use of symbolic color?
Can you find any local color, perceptual color, and arbitrary color?
Doesthis painting belong to the style of Impressionism, Pointillism, Pop art or a plein air painting?
SPACE ANALYSIS:
Is it a two-dimensional space or an illusion of a three-dimensional space
If it is three dimensional, which of these are used to create this illusion:
Surface
Perspective
Overlaps
Size change
Placement
Value
Color Saturation
Amount of details
TEXTURE, TIME, AND MOTIONIs thereVisual Texture or Actual Texture used in this work?Is it two-dimensional work or three-dimensional? If it is three-dimensional is it in a form of kinetic art?
Is it a narrative picture? If yes, what do you know about the narrative?
If it is a two-dimensional picture can you see any Implied movement in it? How is it shown?Do you see any optical illusion in the picture?
PRINCIPAL OF DESIGNHow do you describe balance in this work? Is it balanced composition or is it not?If it is balanced, is it a Symmetrical (vertical and horizontal) balance, Asymmetrical,or Radial balance, and how?Where is the focal point in this work?How the artist used elements of design to emphasize and show this focal point in this work?What is the scale of this work and how does it relate to the concept?Are the different elements in this workshow realistic proportion or not?Do you see and repetition of elements or patterns in this work? where and how?Is there any rhythm in this work? where and how?Does the whole work show any unity? how about variety?
FINE ART MEDIAWhich form of fine art media is used? (Drawing, Painting, Print or photography)Explain the exact medium and how it is used to create the piece.
INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO ARTICLES (CITE THE SOURCES CORRECTLY) IN YOUR ESSAY.