Instruction
In this essay you NEED to include The FORM whcih will include all the aspects you see in the work, such as line, shape, color, texture, balance, rhythm, proportion, etc. Mention whether it is two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Is it an installation, kinetic, ephemeral or some other unique form?
and CONTENT which is mainly the feelings, theme or meaning you personally gain from the art.
Be sure to include the artist who created it, or if this is not known, the culture, location or time period.
Also, Please use proper terminology.
Make good use of your art terminology, because it is one of the required outcomes of the course. For example, instead of saying “there is shading” in some part of the work, use the term “value,” and describe how it is used. Know the difference between “two-dimensional” and “three-dimensional.” This is the most frequently made error in art essays I have received.
2. If a work is a landscape, please do not call it a “portrait” throughout your essay. Portraits are generally recognizable works of people.
3. When you speak of artists, do not refer to them as “authors.” This has also been done often
4. Please Note: The form of a work of art is not the figures, animals, trees, sun or anything else you recognize. It is broken down into the basics- lines, shapes, textures, colors, balance, variety or other aspects you see. Think basics! It is not enough to say a work is balanced. What type of balance does the artist use? What shapes or colors balance each other? It is not enough to say the work has lines or shapes. What type of shapes are used? Point out some examples to substantiate what you say. This applies to any element or principle you include. Say specifically what these are.