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Identify the specific areas of the composition demonstrate variety.

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Analyze the Design Principles by answering all of the questions as you can. Include as many specific and detailed observations about the Visual Elements as possible while you are describing how the Design Principles were created in the composition.

ARTWORK TO ANALYZE : BLUCIFER HORSE AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Unity: Does the work seem unified? Do all of the parts seem “tied” together? If so, what Visual Element(s) unify the composition (line, color, light, texture . . . )? In other words, what Elements appear throughout the whole piece? Once you’ve identified the Visual Element(s) describe it/them more specifically – for example, what types of line, what color or color scheme? Where do you see the same Element(s) being used and in what areas? Is there so much unity that it is boring?

Variety: How did the artist incorporate variety in the composition? What Visual Elements add variety (variety of colors, shapes . . . )? Identify the specific areas of the composition demonstrate variety. Specifically describe the contributing Visual Elements – For example, if
“shape” is the Element that adds variety, identify the different shapes you see (such as geometric,
organic, angular, rounded, triangles, circles . . .). Is there enough variety to sustain interest or is it so little variety that it is boring? Is there TOO much variety, making the piece seem chaotic? Did the artist use the Visual Elements to create contrast in the piece (color, line, texture, light, space)? If so, explain how and where. Do the contrasting elements make the work more interesting or the lack of contrast make it bland?

Balance: Discuss the balance in the artwork. Does the work appear balanced on the left and right sides or is it unbalanced? How does the artist’s use of light and dark, space, shapes, texture, etc. contribute to the weight on each side? If you split the work down the middle is the visual weight evenly distributed on the left and right sides or is one side visually heavier? If one side seems heavier, which side and why? If the work is visually balanced, does the artist use symmetrical or asymmetrical balance? If the work is asymmetrically balanced, how have the Visual Elements been used to achieve this effect? What is your emotional response to the balance or lack of balance? What else do you observe about the sense of balance or lack of balance?
Emphasis: What area is emphasized? Which Visual Elements has the artist used to create emphasis or a focal point? Are you drawn to a particular color or shape? Does a certain texture attract your eye? Is light used to create emphasis – one area brighter than the others? Does the artist use space to create emphasis – is the focal point a large or centered object? Does the use of contrast with any of the Visual Elements draw your attention to particular parts of the composition?
Subordination: What parts of the work are subordinated? How are the Visual Elements used in ways that subordinate certain areas, so they don’t grab your attention? Where are the subordinated areas of objects (space)? Do these areas or objects take up a lot of space? What colors (or values) are these subordinated areas or objects? How do texture and shape contribute to the subordination of these areas or objects? How else do the Visual Elements play a role in their subordination? Or, perhaps, the piece places equal emphasis throughout, with no areas of subordination? Describe how are the Visual Elements treated equally or there is an even distribution throughout the composition.
Rhythm: Describe the pattern and rhythm in the artwork – these go hand and hand. How does the artist create pattern or repeat certain Visual Elements? Be specific about what is repeated in the work (type of shapes, type of lines, etc.). Is there so much repetition that the piece seems dull? Or does the repetition create a sense of stability and have a calming effect? How would more or less repetition change the viewing experience? Describe how the repetition or pattern contributes to the rhythm of the piece – the “pace” and/or movement around the composition.
Scale: What are the actual dimensions of the piece? Does the scale of the piece contribute to the meaning or to your experience of the work? What is the physical relationship between you and the work? Are you overwhelmed by it? Do you tower over it? Does the relative size of individual objects reflect their relative importance (hierarchy of scale)? Does the artist use diminishing scale to create the illusion of spatial depth?
Proportion: Describe the size relationships of different parts within the piece. Are different objects in the piece different sizes or are most of the individual objects similar in size? What object is the largest and what is the smallest? Where are these objects located? Do you look more at the objects that are larger? Do you barely notice the objects that are smaller? If your subject is recognizable, do the sizes of the parts to the whole seem natural or exaggerated? If the work does not have a recognizable subject, how do the sizes of the individual parts compare to one another – is everything fairly equal in size or is one shape (or mass if it is 3-D) much larger than any other part?


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