Part 1
Write about FIGURE 19.25 Pierre-Auguste Renoir ” Le Moulin de la Galette on page 532″ and FIGURE 19.28 George Seurat “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte on page 534”
Discuss their similarities and differences. Write about the visual elements, art principles and history associated with the artwork.
Do mention specific details like date, medium and size of the work. You will be graded on how you explain how the formal elements and principles affect the representation of the subject matter and content in the work. You may go outside the book for more reliable sources.
Emphasis should be on analyzing the formal elements and principles—not interpreting the artwork. That said, an understanding of the meaning of the work is the final goal. Make sure to review the terminology from your Elements of Art / Principles handout. No short answers . 50 Points
Part 2
Write a formally analysis on “Figure 20.26 Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930 on page 561. You will be graded on how you explain how the formal elements and principles affect the representation of the subject matter and content.
Emphasis should be on analyzing the formal elements and principles—not interpreting the artwork. Do mention specific details like dates, mediums and sizes of the work. You may go outside the book for more reliable sources. That said, an understanding of the meaning of the work is the final goal.
Make sure to review the terminology from your Elements of Art / Principles handout. Take a look at the formal analysis video to help you understand what a formal analysis is and what to look for in a work of art. No short answers please. 50 Points
