1. https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5344370 Three-dimensional
artwork(1 page max). Identify three visual elements in
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5344370Three-dimensional artwork(1 page max).
Identify three visual elements in the composition and add mention how each is being used
in the artwork. Guide:Formal and stylistic analysis: For each artwork provide the artist
name, title of the artwork, date, media, size (height always precedes length. If the work is
three-dimensional, add depth). Is the work representational? (Does the work clearly depict
objects or people as we would recognize them in the world around us)? Alternatively, is its
subject matter completely unrecognizable (is it non-objective)? To what degree has the
artist simplified, emphasized, or distorted aspects of forms in the work (or abstracted it)?
Does this artwork have a unique style? Or can you identify characteristics that it shares with
other artworks by the same artist, from the same period or place, or belonging to the same
artistic group or movement?Iconographic analysis: Are there things in the work that you
can interpret as signs or symbols? For example, is there anything that suggests a religious
meaning, or indicates the social status of somebody depicted in the work (hierarchical
scale)? Labels often provide good information about iconography.Biographical and
psychological analysis: Would information about the life of the artist help you to interpret
the work? Do you think the artist’s state of mind (happy, depressed, anxious) has affected
the artwork? Again, labels are often a good source of biographical detail. In some museums
volunteer docents are available to answer questions about an artist’s life and
works. Contextual analysis: Would you understand the work better if you knew something
about the history of the era in which it was created, or about religious, political, economic,
and social issues that influenced its creation? Identify three visual elements and three
principles of design in each work of art, giving examples of how they function in the
compositional aspect of the artwork. Give evidence to your claims. It is not enough to
mention the vocabulary, you must back up your assertions with evidence. For example, if
identifying colors in a painting, do not just mention yellow, blue, discuss the color harmony
used and how the colors interact with one another to create a certain mood. Read about
color in the textbook. Is it complementary, cool, warm? What kind of feeling does it evoke?
