Overview
For each term, find a work of art in the Museum of Fine Arts (Links to an external site.) that illustrates the concept.
Take a picture of the work of art.
Pictures taken with a cell phone are fine, they do not need to be perfect. However, your pictures should be clear enough that they support your argument.
Then, put your picture in this template and write a short (3-4 sentences) explanation of why the work you chose is a good illustration of it.
Works of art should come from a variety of times, cultures, and places. No two terms should use the same culture or place—you should draw your examples from all over the museum.
- Representational
Abstract
Nonobjective
Implied line
- Contour line
- Hatching and/or cross-hatching
Geometric shape
Organic shape
Negative shape
Actual texture
Simulated texture
Chiaroscuro
- Warm OR cool color scheme (indicate which one you are analyzing)
- Atmospheric perspective
- Linear perspective
- Asymmetrical balance (explain how the visual weight is balanced)
- Emphasis
- Unusual scale OR proportion (indicate which one you are analyzing)
- Hierarchical scaling
- Rhythm