2. Formal Analysis
You are going to examine this object closely in
terms of:
• line
• color
• shape
• pattern
• light
• texture
• size
• orientation
3. KEEP IN MIND
Not all of these will apply equally to every work of
art. Based upon the actual work you are analyzing,
you will choose a few of these to focus your
energies on.
4. LINE and COLOR Are considered the two most
basic elements of two-
dimensional art
22. LIGHT
is light evenly distributed across the picture plane or
concentrated in one place for dramatic effect?
where is the light source and how does it create emphasis?
28. TEXTURE/MATERIALS
• texture can be a quality of a two-dimensional surface—it is
most noticeable at the extremes of roughness and
smoothness
• it can also be a more literal—a choice of unusual
materials that seem to carry a symbolic charge