Answer the worksheet about visual analysis of the painting called "The guardian of life's by Hamed Ewais

Visual analysis of “The protector of life” (also called the guardian of life)

Elements of visual analysis

color, line, texture, shape, form, value, size, text, movement

Focal point

What is the focal point? What elements of design does the artist use to create the focal point?

Colors

What colors are used? How do these colors affect the tone, mood and meaning of the image? Are colorsused in predictable or unpredictable ways (example: predictable is red for danger)

Lines

How do lines draw your attention towards or away from certain parts of the picture? How are different

Texture

Where is texture in the image and how does this texture create an expectation in the audience of a particular touch sensation?

Shapes: How are shapes used in the art? Where does shape, or relationships between shapes help your eye to focus?

Form

Where has the artist used shading or light to highlight some aspect of the image? Does some part of the image stand out as having 3 dimension.

Value

How are light and dark used in this picture? Is there a symbolic use of light and dark? Does the artist use light or dark to highlight the focal point

Size

Why did the artist choose this size for the piece? What is the meaning of the difference between sizes of elements in the image?

Symbolic elements

Are any of the aspects of this piece symbolic? Does the artist intend to use the symbolism directly or to invert it?

Balance

Symmetrical balance means things on both sides are even, asymmetrical balance means that the design is weighted on one side, radical balance means things are organized around a center point.

Emphasis

The artist usually uses size, texture, shape, color or some other element to make one part of the image stand out as the focal point.

Movement

Where do your eyes go, and what makes your eyes move through the picture in a certain way. Is it lines? Colors? Shapes? Edges?

Pattern and repetition

If it is repeated, it is probably important to the meaning. You might want to find out what that image means.

Proportions

Are the proportions realistic or distorted?

Variety and Rhythm

See how the different elements of design work together to produce a mood or meaning.

Art Elements

1. Medium (materials used to create the work)

2. Line (straight, curved, angular, flowing, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, contour, thick, thin, implied etc.)

3. Shape (what shapes are created and how)

4. Light and Value (source, flat, strong, contrasting, even, values, emphasis, shadows)

5. Color (primary, secondary, mixed, complimentary, warm, cool, decorative, values)

6. Texture and Pattern (real, implied, repeating)

7. Space (depth, overlapping, kinds of perspective)

8. Time and Motion

Principles of Design

1. Unity and Variety

2. Balance (symmetry, asymmetry)

3. Emphasis and Subordination

4. Scale and Proportion (weight, how objects or figures relate to each other and the setting)

5. Mass/Volume (three-dimensional art)

6. Rhythm

7. Function/Setting (architecture)

8. Interior/Exterior Relationship (architecture)