[SOLVED] The Visual Elements of Design

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Where did you go? State location, gallery name and date you went. I don’t want any more information other than this. Go directly to writing the “meat” of the paper.
Title of Work, Medium, Date of work if available.
Then proceed:
I. The Visual Elements of Design (choose at least SIX of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Point (Dots? Dashes? These can be a part of Line)
2. Line (Thick, thin, wavy, curve, hatching, cross hatching, broken, implied??)
3. Shape and Mass (What shapes are in the image? Does it show mass?)
4. Value (The Shift from Light to Dark) (Think of light source and shadows too)
5. Color (What kind of color scheme is being used? Monochromatic? Complimentary, etc?)
6. Texture (Is there any physical texture to the work or is it an illusion?)
7. Space (What kind of perspective is being used? One Point, Two Point Perspective, Atmospheric or Aerial Perspective, Overlap, Scale?
8. Time and Motion (Does the work have any sense of time passing or contain a sense of movement or motion?)
9. Pattern (Are there patterns evident in the piece?)
II. Principles of Design (choose at least FOUR of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Composition Describe how the art
2. Unity and Variety
3. Rhythm and Repetition
4. Balance (Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial Balance?)
5. Proportion and Scale
6. Thrust/Directional Force (Any strong movements in the piece(s) )
7. Emphasis/Subordination (Is there a focal point or is it afocal?)
8. Style (Does this resemble a style or art movement already studied?)
III. Content and Subject Matter (Choose at least THREE of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Subject Matter (What is in the piece?)
2. Content (What is the work about, also related to message and meaning?)
3. Message/Meaning (Some works have a message, some don’t. Do not try to put a meaning in if you don’t think there is one.)
4. Personal/Group Vision
IV. Context Considerations: (Choose at least TWO of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Geographical (Does the place where the work was made have any significance?)
2. Historical (Reference to history or is there any history to the piece you’re writing on?)
3. Cultural (Is there any cultural references?)
4. Patronage  (Did someone support this artist to create the work?)
WRAP IT UP. CONCLUSION. YOU CAN PUT PERSONAL THOUGHTS HERE AS WELL.
LAST PAGE. PUT YOUR IMAGE ON THE LAST PAGE. THIS DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS CONTENT OF YOUR PAPER. THIS IS SUPPORTING YOUR PAPER.
TITLE THIS DOCUMENT WITH YOUR LAST NAME FIRST, FIRST NAME LAST.
COVER PAGE:
TITLE OF YOUR PAPER,
NAME OF CLASS,
YOUR NAME,
DATE
Use an easy to read font such as Times, Palatino, Calibri, AGaramond, Helvetica.
Double Spaced.
Justified Format.
Paper MUST have a word count of 1,125, which is roughly equivalent to three pages.
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Where did you go? State location, gallery name and date you went. I don’t want any more information other than this. Go directly to writing the “meat” of the paper.
Title of Work, Medium, Date of work if available.
For this paper, I went to the St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri on April 4th, 2016.
I will analyze Vincent Van Gogh’s, “Haystacks in a Field”, oil painting, 1876.
Then proceed:
I. The Visual Elements of Design (choose at least SIX of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Point (Dots? Dashes? These can be a part of Line)
2. Line (Thick, thin, wavy, curve, hatching, cross hatching, broken, implied??)
3. Shape and Mass (What shapes are in the image? Does it show mass?)
4. Value (The Shift from Light to Dark) (Think of light source and shadows too)
5. Color (What kind of color scheme is being used? Monochromatic? Complimentary, etc?)
6. Texture (Is there any physical texture to the work or is it an illusion?)
7. Space (What kind of perspective is being used? One Point, Two Point Perspective, Atmospheric or Aerial Perspective, Overlap, Scale?
8. Time and Motion (Does the work have any sense of time passing or contain a sense of movement or motion?)
9. Pattern (Are there patterns evident in the piece?)
II. Principles of Design (choose at least FOUR of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Composition Describe how the art
2. Unity and Variety
3. Rhythm and Repetition
4. Balance (Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial Balance?)
5. Proportion and Scale
6. Thrust/Directional Force (Any strong movements in the piece(s) )
7. Emphasis/Subordination (Is there a focal point or is it afocal?)
8. Style (Does this resemble a style or art movement already studied?)
III. Content and Subject Matter (Choose at least THREE of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Subject Matter (What is in the piece?)
2. Content (What is the work about, also related to message and meaning?)
3. Message/Meaning (Some works have a message, some don’t. Do not try to put a meaning in if you don’t think there is one.)
4. Personal/Group Vision
IV. Context Considerations: (Choose at least TWO of these, bold them in your paper and explain how the artwork utilizes these terms)
1. Geographical (Does the place where the work was made have any significance?)
2. Historical (Reference to history or is there any history to the piece you’re writing on?)
3. Cultural (Is there any cultural references?)
4. Patronage  (Did someone support this artist to create the work?)
WRAP IT UP. CONCLUSION. YOU CAN PUT PERSONAL THOUGHTS HERE AS WELL.
LAST PAGE. PUT YOUR IMAGE ON THE LAST PAGE. THIS DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS CONTENT OF YOUR PAPER. THIS IS SUPPORTING YOUR PAPER.
TITLE THIS DOCUMENT WITH YOUR LAST NAME FIRST, FIRST NAME LAST.