Art Worksheet - Assignment Example

to a more detailed understanding of a visual art form and provides substantial information you will use later in this work sheet. If you are allowed to take a picture of the art work at the exhibit location, please insert an image no larger than 5 inches high or wide at the end of the document. For Step 1.a and 1.b, you will analyze the art work, focusing on literally what you see. STEP 1.a Examine the art work from side to side and corner to corner. Look for parts of the work you would not have noticed at first. You might notice something new when you return to an area of the work. What we want you to write down are the aspects (or qualities) of the art. Record at least 10 aspects of the art work in the table below: Avoid naming the art work you describe. If you need a way to get started, take a few minutes to study the work. Try making a list of descriptive words, adjectives, nouns and verbs at the bottom of the page. Also try to think of different or familiar objects that you could refer to for comparison. Be specific. Avoid simple descriptions of basic colors and shapes. Instead of "green," for example, use "lima bean green" or “grass green." Describe relationships of the work with other spaces. Instead of "six inches wide" or "thirty feet high," write tall as two story house, large as a laptop, small as my cell phone, etc. These relationships help you identify context of the art work. Aspect 1 Rust as an old knife Aspect 6 Luminous as neon ads Aspect 2 Smoldering orange Aspect 7 Hot as fire Aspect 3 Radiant yellow Aspect 8 Blurred as vision of a person with cataract Aspect 4 Like the calm before the storm Aspect 9 Enigmatic as the smile of Mona Lisa Aspect 5 Painful as a shot Aspect 10 As large as life STEP 1.b From the aspects you recorded in Step 1.a, write five (5) well-developed sentences describing the work. Write about what you perceive as movement within the piece (Review the discussion of movement in your textbook). Write about relationships between