STUDIO ART 9

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary:

composing

analyzing

Analyzing is what the viewer does when he determines how a work was composed.

Description involves relating facts about the artwork, while analyzing involves identifying how the work is organized.

Topic: Analyzing What You See

Composing refers to the act of organizing the elements of ana rtwork into a hormoniously unified whole.

Composition refers to the way the art elements are interrelated.

Examples:

Students will explain how an artwork is composed.

Students will give some facts about Grant Wood.

Students will explain the difference between describing and analyzing works of art.

Students will complete an analysis of an artwork.

Enduring Understanding (s): _Analyzing a work of art involves identifying relationships among the elements in the work.

Essential Question (s): What is the difference between describing and analyzing a work of art?

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