art analyzing
AZIZ_N1
art_class.pptWhy have the artists created these works and what are they saying about their culture?
Explain how each artist has used the following to make that statement.
- visual elements (shape or form, line texture, light, value, color, space and movement)
- principles of design
(unity and variety, balance, focal point, scale, proportion, and rhythm)
- subject matter
- materials and techniques
Sample Essay 1 (25 points) Compare and contrast these works in terms of:
High Renaissance
Raphael, School of Athens, 1509-10. Fresco, 200 x 300 “.
Photorealism
Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait, 1967-68.
Acrylic on canvas. 107 ½“x 83 1/2”.
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Why have the artists created these works and what are they saying about their culture?
Explain how each artist has used the following to make that statement.
- visual elements (shape or form, line texture, light, value, color, space and movement)
- principles of design
(unity and variety, balance, focal point, scale, proportion, and rhythm)
- subject matter
- materials and techniques
Sample Essay 2 (25 points) Compare and contrast these works in terms of:
Boticelli
Birth of Venus, 1486. Tempera on canvas, 67.9 × 109.6 ”
Kees Van Dongen
Femme Fatale. Oil on canvas, 32 X 24”.
German Expressionism, 1905
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