ART 100 University of Phoenix The Formalist Method Visual Elements Worksheet

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Visual Elements Worksheet: The Formalist Method Problem: To describe an artwork using only objective language. Context: The formalist method helps us look at art in a new way because it allows us to describe a work’s physical appearance before we form an appreciation of it or understand any symbols and meaning behind the work. Worksheet Learning Outcomes Learn Actively • • Demonstrate the vocabulary of visual analysis Relate objective analysis of art to subjective experience of it Communicate • Analyze and reflect on art experiences • Articulate points of view while using details of a work of art or its context as evidence Directions: 1. Describe the two artworks below using only the artistic elements of point, line, shape, value, form (volume) and texture. Write a short sentence for each of the elements. For example, “the work makes use of organic lines” or “I see a high contrast of values in the work, with light values at the top and darker ones near the center.” 2. Refrain from including any mention of subject matter. For example, instead of writing “the sky is blue” or “the snowy mountain”, describe them as “the large blue rectangular shape at the top of the picture”, or, “The blocky brown and white shape in the middle of the image”. 3. Finally, compare the two images and your descriptions of them. Then take a good long look at them again. Despite their differences in style and medium both are quite similar in composition. There are formal similarities between them. What are they? Again, stay objective in your descriptions. Use the "Analysis Note cards” as a resource for this worksheet. You’ll find them under the Write About It section of the current module. They include a list of questions to ask about all the elements. Please note: Only cover the artistic elements: line, shape, volume, value and texture. You could use a 1-5 scale of the importance of that element to each work. Remember, stay objective! Do not refer to the subject matter, your perceived meaning of the work, or anything that is not visible in the image itself. View the two images on the page below. 1. Robert Frank, from The Americans, 1958 2 Henri Matisse, Jazz, cut and pasted paper, paint. 1947
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