Oath of the horatii analysis

One last thing about writing a Formal Analysis Just like there is no one way to make fabulous chocolate chip cookies, there is no one special way to write a Formal Analysis; there are many ways to do this and get an A grade- the guide was just to give you a framework, but you do NOT have to include all of those art terms. If you are describing a marble statue, you will use sculptural terms, if instead you are describing a painting, then you would use painting terms, etc., with all types of art (Architecture, Tapestries, Illuminated Manuscripts, whatever you like) The reason that instructors make you write this is so that you 1. Slowly learn to really look at objects and learn the vocabulary of art, 2. Know you need a thesis statement placed in the last sentence of the first paragraph, 3. Then…. write a few paragraphs that start with a topic sentence and all the info that follows in that paragraph relates to that topic, 3. And finally, write a conclusion where you sum up what you wrote and add any observations of your own. For professors that are formal, do not use the first person…. “Here I see the outlines of the statue are flowing…” for example. Drop the “Here I see”, and instead write, “The artist was attempting to show flowing drapery which can be seen in his use of lines to imply flowing”- see what I mean? I do not go crazy if students use the “I see…” or first-person voice, but some Prof’s do, so just a heads up. To get you started, below is a short list of defined art terms. I have already used many terms in class, (votives, crenellations, revetments, profile, etc.) and you can find more terms in any art history book or Goggle it online. But again, you only need to use the terms that apply to what you are describing. To re-cap: 2 pages, double spaced, edited, it is your turn to play Art Historian! Asymmetrical: A balance achieved through the use of unequal parts or elements. (For example: imagine a beach ball by the side of a stick and two baseballs on the other side balancing out the picture.) Balance: A principle of art and design concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (identical compositional units on either side of an axis) or asymmetrical (not identical) in design and proportion. Color: Element of art derived from reflected light. The sensation of color is aroused in the brain by response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. Color has three properties: hue, value, and intensity. Composition: The arrangement of forms in a work of art. Content: A work of art is usually discussed in terms of its subject matter, form and content. Content refers to the intellectual, psychological, spiritual, narrative or aesthetic aspect of the work. Contour drawing: An outline that shows only the edge and not the volume or mass of an object. Sometimes called blind contour if the artists in not looking at their paper, only at their subject. Contrast: Use of opposites near or beside one another (light and dark, rough and smooth).