Formal analysis is when a person finds the answers to questions in artwork rather than using outside sources as help. The discovery is the author’s accomplishments and we use the four components to find the message in the artwork.
When we say formal analysis, we are looking at an artwork to understand the authors message. Many people interpret ideas in their own way and that shapes the persons’ interpretation of the artwork. The components of formal analysis are:
- Color- indicates the color hues, range of colors and saturation
- Line – artists uses linear contours, emphasizes lights and darks and can be broken up or outlined strongly
- Space & Mass – artwork has a three dimensional space and/or substantial forms (weight/volume)
- Scale – relative size within the work and to the viewer
Hi Sabrina!
I love your the way you organized and use of color in this blog post. The colors make the post very intriguing and appealing. You’re post is very clear and gives all the facts you need to know about a formal analysis. The picture you chose to use was a fitting painting because when you look at that painting you don’t completely understand it until you look at all the details and do a formal analysis. I enjoyed reading your blog post and look forward to future posts!
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