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Analysis of Visual Art Sensory Properties Formal Properties Expressive Properties Technical Properties A. Sensory Properties Line / Edge Shape / Form Color Texture 1. Line / Edge in two-dimensional art = the mark left by a moving point or a succession of connected points
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Analysis of Visual Art • Sensory Properties • Formal Properties • Expressive Properties • Technical Properties
A. Sensory Properties • Line / Edge • Shape / Form • Color • Texture
1. Line / Edge • in two-dimensional art = the mark left by a moving point or a succession of connected points • in three-dimensional art = the boundary of a given form or mass
Line / Edge Characteristics • Direction (horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, curving, radial, meandering) • length (long, short, continuous, broken) • width (thick, thin, tapering) • boundaries [fuzzy, blurred, sharp]
2. Shape / Form • Shape = 2 dimensional art (an area with width and height) • Form = 3 dimensional art (an area with height, width, and depth)
Shape/Form Characteristics • Regular, irregular, graduated • Geometric Shape (circle, square, rectangle, polygon) • Geometric Form (sphere, cylinder, pyramid) • Organic (plant, animal, human)
3. Color • character of a surface as the result of the wavelengths of light it reflects or absorbs
Color Characteristics • Hue (red, yellow, blue; orange, green, violet] • Value [light, dark] • Intensity [bright, dull] • monochromatic / polychromatic • primary / secondary
4. Texture • actual tactile quality of a surface • visual illusion of tactile qualities on a flat surface
Texture Characteristics • Smooth, Rough, Bumpy, Abrasive • Soft, Hard • Solid, Flimsy • Wet, Dry • impasto
B. Formal Properties • Balance • Repetition / Rhythm • Dominance / Submission
1. Balance • controlled tension established by shapes depending on variables such as: • - placement • - size • - spacing • - proportion • - direction
Balance Characteristics • symmetrical / asymmetrical • formal / informal • structured / intuitive
2. Repetition /Rhythm • perceptible sequences of identical or similar material
Repetition / Rhythm Characteristics • Duple (recurring groups of two] • Triple [recurring groups of three] • Mixed [recurring mixtures of duple/triple]
3. Dominance / Submission • highly accentuated vs. recessive focus of attention • established by contrast with what appears around the element
C. Expressive Properties • Happy • Sad • Hurt • Angry • Fearless • Afraid • Interested • State of Dynamism
D. Technical Properties • Media • Technique • Tool • Product
1. Media • Clay, Acrylic • Dye, Ink • Pencil, Charcoal • Stone, Feathers, Wood, Grasses, Skin • Minerals, Blood, Hair, Seeds/Berries, Gourds, Sticks
2. Technique • Blending • Carving • Tie-Dye • Cross-Hatching • Weave • Assemble / Subtract
3. Tool • Ruler • Potter’s Wheel • Brush • Chisel • Knife • Finger • Fiber • Stone
4. Product • Drawing • Painting • Collage • Sculpture • Architecture • Ceramic • Mosaic