Art Analyzing
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 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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