ARTS 1303

What Is
Art
History?
 The Words Art
Historians Use
Formal Analysis

In which cases do you think that art

historians would use formal analysis to
discuss art history? to explain how the
formal elements of a work of art affect the
representation of the subject matter and
expressive content.
Form & Composition

Define
Form – Elements of design that create the
physical aspects of the artwork.
Composition – the principles of the design
in which they are arranged.

Submit an image of a 3 dimensional work of art in the space

where you see the seagull.
Material &
Technique
Define
Medium – the materials used to create the
work
Technique – the manner in which the
artist uses the medium

In the spaces on the left of this text box, find three images that
best describe 1. Art materials, 2. Art Technique, 3. New Media.
Line

In the art piece there are different shades of

lines that illustrates the shadows. The
direction in the lines also show texture. In
this piece most of the lines are straight.

Submit an image of Albrecht Dürer’s Melancholia, in the

space where you see the seagull. Discuss in the textbox, what
types of lines do you see. How do they they create other
elements of art?
Color

Light reveals all colors.

Define additive light: The additive color mode is
primarily used when shades of light are used to create
colors,
Find an illustration of the color wheel and insert it in the space above.
Define subtractive light: the subtractive mode is used
when white light, such as sunlight, reflects off an object.

Define hue: a color or shade

What are the three primary colors? Red blue yellow

What are the three secondary colors? Orange violet

green

What are complementary colors? Red and green, blue

and orange, and yellow and purple
Texture

The term texture refers to: the perceived

surface quality of a work of art. It is an
element of two-dimensional and three-
dimensional designs and is distinguished
by its perceived visual and physical
properties.
The art piece to the right is from Vincent
van Gogh when he cut off his ear.

Submit an image of an artist use of texture. Give attribution to

the artist in the textbox above and discuss the kind of texture
seen on the work and what it does for the work.
Space, Mass, &
Volume.
Explain the differences between
space - the distance between or the area
around and within shapes, forms, colors and
lines.
Mass - refers to a shape or three-
dimensional volume that has or gives the
illusion of having weight, density or bulk.
volume - the representation of mass in
an art work or a sculpture. The three
dimensional form of an object or shape is
said to have volume.

In the spaces on the left of this text box, find three images that
best describe 1. SPACE, 2. MASS, 3. VOLUME.
Perspective &
Foreshortening

In each of these art pieces perspective and foreshortening is used by

making the objects lager in size to appear closer to the eye.
Your art history thoughts:
Describe your relationship with art:

In this space, consider what you currently believe about

art and art history. Who is it for? What does it do?

What do you believe art is? https://youtu.be/lLDMdCmBD2c

I believe art takes effect on everyone differently, art

history is a deeper thought provoking concept that
reflects on the time and principals of the artist. Art is
used in various ways to express personal, political,
social, and divers aspects.

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