This document provides an overview of key elements to consider when analyzing artwork in an art gallery, including composition, medium, color, subject matter, texture, and gallery presentation. It discusses compositional principles like layout, foreground, background, and focal point. It also lists various painting mediums and describes techniques for applying color, texture, and presenting works in a gallery space.

1. Key words, Art Gallery visit
1. Composition-
• Layout
• Foreground
• Mid-ground
• Background
• Focal point
• Balance
• Tension
• Mathematical
• Vanishing point
2. Medium-
• Material
• Paint
• Oil on
canvas
• Mixed
media
• Water
colour
• Gouche
• Acrylic
paint
• Charcoal
• Pencil
• Pastel
3. Colour-
• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
• Complementary
• Contrasting
colours
• Warm colours
• Cool colours
• Earthy colours
• Time of day/
sunset, dawn etc
• Dull colour
• Vivid colour
• Opaque
• Transparent
4. Subject matter
• Landscape
• Urbanscape
• Portrait
• Still life
• Allegory
• Abstract
• Observed
• Imagined
• Figurative
• Expressive
5. Texture
• How it feels
• Paint
application
• Brushstroke
s
• Dabbled
effect
• Translucent
• Thick,
heavy paint
• Palette knife
• Washes of
paint
6. Gallery
• Natural light, windows
• Artificial Light, spot,
florescent
• Hung
• Eye level
• Centred
• Straight
• Spaced out
• Wall colour
• Labelled
• Artist Name
• Medium
• Date
• Title of work
• Access
• Walk ways
• Stairs
• Ramps

2. • Spacious