SELF-ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 3

Directions: Answer the following activities by responding to the question. Answer your best knowledge
or idea. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

Activity #1: Objective Description & Subjective Analysis

2D Art

The art is represents an image of an ice cream. The whole image was mainly composed of dots; light and
dark dots that creates an image resembling an ice cream image. Moreover these dots also depicted
curved lines that help bring out the wavy lines of an ice cream. Weave-like patterns can also be seen

from the artwork. These patterns are patterns that we can see from an ice cream cone. The artwork
made me feel a thirst for ice cream since I haven't eat one for months now because of the community
quarantine. Behind that artwork, I can tell how very creative and patient the artist is in creating this
artwok because the artwork may consist of more than a thousand dots and this is not very simple. It
would consume too much time and effort to make the dots and resemble the image of the ice cream. All
I can say that this artwok is really much worth it.
 3D Art

This artwok depicts an image of person locked inside a prison trying to reach of what like to be a fruit
dropped on the floor. The artwork depicted a great skill and craftsmanship toward creating the realistic
and 3D perspective of the artwork.The artist made use of shading to bring out the form and weight of
the work. Most importantly, the artwork also showed us a good sense of understanding how important
freedom is to a person. I can feel such loneliness inside me when I had looked at it.
Activity #2: The Formalist Method

Understanding the formalist method helps us to look at art in a new way.  It’s important to understand
the Formalist method of looking at artwork because it will allow us to understand STYLE, the aesthetic
values or physical techniques used in making art, and FORM, the way a work of art looks.  Use an
objective description of what you see; remember, there is no subjective reaction to the artwork
involved. Describe what you see using only the artistic elements – in the next module we’ll use the
artistic principles too. We use this method to look at art that we may know nothing about to form an
appreciation of it before we understand the symbols and meaning behind the work.

Use the "Analysis Note cards” as a resource for this worksheet. They include a list of questions to ask
about the elements. Please note: Only cover the artistic elements: line, shape, volume, space, value,
color and texture. We will look at artistic principles in the next module.

Using the list of questions about the elements of art to guide you, please write a Formalist description of
ONE of the works of art from the Worksheet 3 Image File. Write a short sentence for each of the
elements.  If you do not see that element, say "none present".  You could use a 1-5 scale of the
importance of that element or to the work. Do not refer to the subject matter, your perceived meaning
of the work, the artist or anything that is NOT VISIBLE IN THE IMAGE ITSELF. Note: You don’t have to
answer all the questions on the ‘Analysis Note Cards’. Use them as a guide.

ANALYSIS NOTECARDS

LINE

How important is line to this work?What type of line is here? Thick or thin; continuous orbroken;
constant or variable?

Answer: Line is important to the artwork in such manner that it brings out the details of the artwork. It is
thin and continuous

Does the line have movement or direction?

Answer: Yes it does.

What quality does the line have? Delicate or bold?

Answer: The quality of the is bold.

Does the line create value, texture, shapes, or space?

Answer: The line creates shape and space

Is there implied line? Where? How?

Answer: It doesn't have any.

What visual effect does the line have? (Does it make the work “feel” a certain way?)

The visual effects of the line have is that it conveys a sense of reality to the artwork.

SHAPE

How important is shape to this work?

Answer: The shape is important to bring out the form and structure of the artwork.

What kind of shapes are here? Simple or complex?

Answer: It is simple.

Are they organic or inorganic? Geometric or Biomorphic?

Answer: The lines are organic and geometric.

How are the shapes created? Line, color, value, texture?

Answer: The are created by lines.

Do the shapes have mass or not? (Weight or form?)

Answer: Yes, but only a fraction.

Do the shapes convey a sense of space, or not?

Answer: Yes it does

Describe the figure-ground relationship created by the shapes? (Weak or strong?)

Answer: The figure-ground relationship is strong.

What visual effect do the shapes have in this work?

Answer: It implies the realistic form of the plant in the artwork.

VALUE

How important is value and light to this work?

Answer: The value creates a unified

How much variation in value is in this work?

Answer: There are so many variations present in the artwork.

Are the values high contrast, or low contrast?

Answer: The values are high contrast.

What function do the values play?

Answer: they play as creating a uniform value and variations to each piece of the artwork.

Is there a use of chiaroscuro? (Shading to create form and “real” effect) if so, where is the light source?

Answer: Yes, the light is coming from the left side of the artwork.

Does the local value predominate: or are the values assigned or subjective?

Answer: It is predominate.

How does light function in this work: from value or color?

Answer: It is from color.

What effect does light and value have to this work?

Answer: They create a certain perspective to the artwork.

COLOR

How important is color to this work?

Answer: They Act as make up to the artwork making it very attractive to the audience.

What colors are present? Name them.

Answer: Yellow, blue, green, violet, brown etc.

Describe the overall color scheme?

Answer: They are spread throughout the artwork.

Does this artist use a limited palette? Analogous? (Close on color wheel)Contrasting? (Opposite on the
color wheel)Monochromatic? (all one color) Neutral (browns, grays, black, white)?

Answer: The artist used analogous.

Are the colors intense, or muted? (Tint, tone or shade?).

Answer: The colors are muted.

Light or dark? Many or few?

Answer: Light and many.

How are the colors distributed? (Which colors are where?)

Answer: The colors are distributed in such manner that it creates a emotion-containg design.

Are the transitions blended, or hard edged?

Answer: The colors are blended.

Does the work use color for specific effects? How? What effect?

Answer: No it doesn't.

What emotional effect do the colors have on this work?

Answer: The emotional effects of the color on the artwork is that it creates a sense of loneliness and
simplicity.

SURFACE/TEXTURE

What importance does surface and texture play in this work?

Answer: It is not important at all.

What kind of surface does this work have?

Answer: The artwork has a smooth surface.

Are any textures a actual or an illusion?

Answer: The textures are actual, like the texture of a real plant.

Does the texture define areas or is it overall?

Answer: The texture is overall

Is there evidence of the hand? Brushstrokes? What effect does this have?

Answer: Only a little.

Is there pattern present in the surface or texture?

Answer: No.
SPACE

How important is space to this work?

Answer: It is not much of importance.

Is this work a “window” or a “painting”?

Answer: A painting

Is the work visually flat or the illusion of three dimensions?

Answer: The artwork is visually flat.

What elements does the use to work create space? Line? Value? Color? Perspective?

Answer: Line and color.

If the work uses perspective, what kind is it?

Answer: 2D perspective

Where is the viewer?

Answer: In front of the artwork.

Is space defined or ambiguous?

Answer: The space is defined.

How is the space of the picture plane and the

picture frame used?

Answer: The space is used to the full extent.

What effect does the space of this work

have?

Answer: It doesn't create any visual effect at

all.

Activity #3: Translating an Image

Find a realistic image using the external links (or an image of your own creation). Translate this image
into an abstract composition of lines and shapes by reducing it down in two steps. See the examples on
the "Line Drawings" page.qM3-Line Drawings for Activity 3