The painting the Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali’s is one of his famous paintings. The painting visually tries to explain dreams and unconsciousness. Like most painters Dali used formal elements to define his work of art. Some formal elements like line‚ shape‚ form‚ space‚ texture‚ light and color helped to explain his perception of the unconscious states of mind in his painting. Dali uses a quantity of straight‚ crooked‚ and wavy lines in his construction. Taylor explained that the landscape
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Each work of art has elements of unity and elements of variety. Variety balances out unity and keeps things interesting. The center of interest or focal point is the place the artist draws your eyes first. Artists use balance in order to construct paintings. These elements of art such as unity‚ variety‚ focal point or area of interest and balance will be used to give you a better understanding. Examples from "Giorgio de Chirico" (The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street‚ 1914)‚ "Pablo Picasso" (Seated
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Pooja Shrestha ART 201: Art and Life 03/16/2012 Formal Analysis: Forest Monarch- Reynold Weidenaar Forest Monarch‚ a watercolor painting by Reynold Weidenaar is one of the pieces of art hanging on the walls of the Art and Music Library in the second floor of Funderburg library. The painting consists of a massive tree as a backdrop and has a man facing the tree‚ turning his back towards the audience. The tree in the painting may be an oak tree. Generally‚ an oak tree is considered to be the king
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A Formal Analysis of Art Darlene Traci Kepner ART/101 February 17‚ 2013 Karen Witt A Formal Analysis of Art The visual literacy of line usage by both artists is extremely different from one another. Van Gogh ’s "The Starry Night" Sayre‚ H. M‚ (2010) (Fig.73) and LeWitt ’s "Wall Drawing No. 681” Sayre‚ H. M‚ (2010) (Fig.77) portray subject matter of different compositions. However‚ both depictions of art‚ also express‚ different qualities‚ styles‚ and eras. Van Gogh is from the eighteenth century
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Formal Analysis of Art Nancy H. Wieczorek Arina Melkozemova University of Phoenix September 28‚ 2014 [Title Here‚ up to 12 Words‚ on One to Two Lines] Formal Analysis Question 1 Van Gogh Gallery‚ 1889) (Every stock photo‚ 1968) When comparing Vincent Van Gogh’s " Starry Night "painting lines to Sol Lewitt’s The Wall Drawing No. 681‚ the lines are in opposition with each other. In the " Starry Night "painting
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Formal Art Analysis Hailey Niemi The Starry Night that was done in 1889 is an oil on canvas painting. This is a very famous work of art and a very complex‚ beautiful piece. In terms of lines this painting is quite uninhibited. The painter was thinking outside the box so to speak. The lines used in The Starry Night are all over and all around in swirls and other patterns. I think the art portrays that the artist views the world as a very whimsical place with endless possibilities. This might
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Michelangelo’s Sogno is a black chalk drawing on unprepared‚ cream-colored paper. Slightly larger than 8 x 12 inches‚ the drawing requires close-hand examination. At the center of the Sogno‚ an idealized male nude perches precariously on an open box filled with masks. His upper torso twists to his left as he leans on a sphere for support. He turns his head in the opposite direction‚ looking upward and over his right shoulder to watch a winged creature descent from above. Considerably smaller
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Elements of Art Line: Flyeschool.com defines line as‚ “A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point; it may be flat (pencil line) or three-dimensional (a rod‚ groove‚ ridge‚ etc.) Line may be explicit - a line painted along the edge of the road - or implied by the edge of a shape or form.” Line can be straight‚ or curvy and wavy. Shape: “An enclosed space defined by a line or by contrast to its surroundings.” It can be either 2-D or 3-D and is an important part in any artwork
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Elements of Art 1. Line Jagged‚ organic‚ scribble‚ vertical‚ horizontal‚ diagonal‚ zigzag‚ curved‚ length (long/short)‚ width (wide/thin)‚ broken‚ rough‚ bold‚ thin‚ stark (sharpened)‚ harsh‚ defined‚ tapered (broken line)‚ straight‚ spiral‚ converging (coming together)‚ diverging (coming apart)‚ parallel‚ aggressive‚ varied‚ clean. 2. Colour Bright‚ bold‚ cool‚ warm‚ light‚ dark‚ vividness‚ vibrant (bold)‚ dull‚ rich‚ secondary (colours that are made using 2 primary colours)‚ primary (can’t make
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ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS REPORTED BY: KIMBERLY ALENABO & JOSHUA AMATA LINE An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or threedimensional‚ descriptive‚ implied‚ or abstract. IMPLIED LINES are lines that we see in our mind’s eye that fill in the spaces between objects‚ such as a line of lights in the ceiling and the rows of windows in a large office building. ACTUAL LINE ACTUAL LINE IMPLIED LINE ORGANIC LINES are the types of lines found in nature. ORGANIC
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