Posted: July 25th, 2015

Make a list of the lines that you see around you. We are constantly reading the world by the lines that we see. Use at least TEN examples. Do not use the examples below After you have created the list, go back through and label the lines as either analyti

Make a list of the lines that you see around you. We are constantly reading the world by the lines that we see. Use at least TEN examples. Do not use the examples below After you have created the list, go back through and label the lines as either analyti

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Make a list of the lines that you see around you. We are constantly reading the world by the lines that we see. Use at least TEN examples. Do not use the examples below After you have created the list, go back through and label the lines as either analytical or expressive. Example: TRY TO NOTICE LINES THAT YOU DON’T USUALLY PAY ATTENTION TO. 1. The meandering line at the coffee shop in the morning. EXPRESSIVE 2. The bike path by the bayou. BOTH EXPRESSIVE AND ANALYTICAL 3. The messy pile of lines of the newspaper spread on the table. EXPRESSIVE 4. I could see out the lines of the windowpanes ANALYTICAL 5. The animals ran in creating muddy lines all over the floor. EXPRESSIVE 6. The lines of desks in the classroom. Analytical Multiple Choice Questions 1. Cezanne’s The Basket of Apples is full of what appear to be “mistakes” but are actually________. a) attempts to animate the picture plane b) ways to make the composition more dynamic c) artistic choices meant to engage the imagination of the viewer d) all of the above 2. The Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh, indicates the power of the artist’s _______ line. a) expressive b) analytical c) classical d) contour 3. Pat Steir’s series The Drawing Lesson Part 1, Line # 1 is about what type of line? a) various artists’ unique expressive lines b) implied lines c) classical line d) lines of sight 4. Titian’s Assumption and Consecration of the Virgin demonstrates the power of: a) stained glass. b) color. c) gender associations with line. d) lines of sight. 5. How is Sol LeWitt’s line best described in his work, Wall Drawing No. 681 C? a) personal b) romantic c) analytic d) soft contour 6. The organization of visual elements in an artwork is called: a) an outline. b) a still life. c) a retrospective. d) a composition. 7. What cultural conventions did Robert Mapplethorpe challenge in his photographic portrait of female bodybuilder, Lisa Lyon? a) the role of religion in art b) the use of classical models in modern photography c) the belief that line is the most important element in art d) the traditional representation of the female nude 8. What is generally the preferred medium of Andy Goldsworthy? a) oil paint b) bronze c) clay d) natural materials found on-site 9. Line can define space by _____________. a) creating texture b) indicating the edge of a 2-d shape or 3-d form c) creating value d) all of the above 10. In Giacometti’s Man Pointing, our eye is directed down his right arm and past his pointed finger to some imagined point of interest beyond. This is an example of which formal element? a) contour line b) texture c) implied line d) perspective PART THREE DRAG AND DROP IMAGES FROM YOUR IMAGE FILE TO REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING LINE TYPES: Be sure to label your examples CONTOUR LINES IMPLIED LINES EXPRESSIVE LINES ANALYTICAL LINES OUTLINES CHAPTERS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN INTRODUCE US TO THE FORMAL ELEMENTS IN ART. FORMAL ELEMENTS ARE THE INGREDIENTS (LIKE A RECIPE), OR THE CENTRAL COMPONENTS THAT AN ARTIST USES TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS AND FEELINGS IN A WORK OF ART. IN ORDER TO ANALYZE OR UNDERSTAND WORKS OF ART, WE IDENTIFY THESE ELEMENTS AND ASK, HOW THE ARTIST HAS USED THEM? THIS WEEK, WE WILL LOOK AT LINE, SPACE, COLOR AND LIGHT, LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT ARTISTS USE THEM WHEN CREATING WORKS OF ART WE WILL LEARN TO ASK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:HOW HAS THE ARTIST USED LINE IN THEIR WORK? HOW HAS THE ARTIST USED SPACE IN THEIR WORK? AND HOW HAS THE ARTIST USED COLOR AND LIGHT?