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1.write a simple art analysis where you will cover what you
know and understand about artwork that you selected. Make sure you include what you
see, and further read about the masterpiece. You will need information about the visuals,
as well as the historical context.
2. Continue your statement by comparing the selected piece with another artwork (it can be any
medium, any artist, any time period, it can be from the list, or outside of the list)
3. Finish your paper by describing how the artwork that you selected demonstrated a continuity of
traditions in art, and how it impacted or influenced future pieces.
4. The paper can be written in APA or MLA format , just make sure that it includes the proper
citation
What to keep in mind for writing a formal analysis of an artwork?
General Information
1. In many cases, this information can be found on a label or in a gallery guidebook. There may be an artist’s statement available in the
gallery. If so, indicate in your text or by a footnote or endnote to your paper where you got the information.
2. Subject Matter (Who or What is Represented?)
3. Artist or Architect (What person or group made it? Often this is not known. If there is a name, refer to this person as the artist or architect,
not “author.” Refer to this person by their last name, not familiarly by their first name.)
4. Date (When was it made? Is it a copy of something older? Was it made before or after other similar works?)
5. Provenance (Where was it made? For whom? Is it typical of the art of a geographical area?)
6. Location (Where is the work of art now? Where was it originally located? Does the viewer look up at it, or down at it? If it is not in its
original location, does the viewer see it as the artist intended? Can it be seen on all sides, or just on one?)
7. Technique and Medium (What materials is it made of? How was it executed? How big or small is it?)
example)
Within the oil painting, “Viveka”, made in 1999 by Douglas Schnieder, one can see a blindfolded woman off to the right side of the canvas, facing in the direction of what appears to be part
of a house. Multiple views of the house are represented; however, no part of the house is fully painted. The woman’s arm also appears to be purposely left unpainted. There is a red
outline of the woman overlapping part of the house on the right side of the canvas.
Paragraph 1:
-Artist, Title, Date, Medium -Description of the artwork.
Along the bottom, the letters “P”, “A”, “S”, “S” appear to have been stenciled in red and are evenly spaced, spreading from the left side all the way to the right side of the painting.
In this painting, the three Elements of Art that are the most apparent are color, line, and value. It appears that most primary colors have been used to complete the painting. Variations of
red, blue, and yellow make up the views of the houses, as well as the womanʼs dress and faint outlines on both the woman and the house. Brighter, warmer colors, such as yellows and
whites, are in the foreground on the house and woman, while darker versions of red and blue exist in the background.
Paragraph 2:
-List 3 most important Elements of Art
-Go into detail about the most important, visible, and most used element of design.
While lines may not be as plentiful in the painting as shapes and colors, they stand out among the larger, filled-in areas. Red outlines make up a simplified and smaller rendering of the
woman on the left side of the piece and can be seen again in an outlined blindfold covering the womanʼs eyes. Parts of her arms have not been filled in with color, and have been left as
transparent shapes, marked only by dark contour lines. Lower on the painting, we see an outline of part of the house.
Paragraph 3:
List the 3 most important Principles of Art
Go into detail about the most important, and most used element of design.
The painting, “Viveka”, is both a perceptual and an expressive piece of art. Integrating abstract expressionism, conceptual art, and Pop art, Schneider’s influences are as wide-ranging as
his interests and methods. The juxtaposed imagery in his work and the repetition of iconic objects recalls Pop pioneers like Warhol and James Rosenquist as well as postmodern painters
like David Salle, Gerhard Richter, and Lari Pittman, while his fearless way of reaching across styles, time periods, and media reflects a wholly contemporary attitude. Each painting breaks
down and repurposes material from disparate sources including film and vintage photographs, combining deconstruction with an impulse to create order out of chaos and weave tapestries
from divergent threads.
Paragraph 4:
-Explain whether the painting is Perceptual, Expressive, or Non-Objective, Realistic, etc
-Explain how you know this, or why you think this
I believe this painting is one of his most iconic works of art. Reflecting his ideas, and expressing a new form of contemporary paintings that accentuates color and lines …….. Continue
giving your opinion as a closing statement
Paragraph 5:
Explain what you think the painting is about and why