A Short Guide To Writing
about Art
MINTH EDITION
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ANALYTIC THINKING
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‘SEEING AND SAYING
ysl aacprtng to pts in onerous the
‘When yn analyze you are sek to asa for yr expen
the work (Anais thas ince syed, He cotination of the
parts int the whole.) You might, for example, analye Miche
+ tts sources Gn the Bile, n elles sculpture in Donte
brome Da tdi he poli al sel deus ofthe
Dass ascive em the ene of yas and Das
the embodiment Fortitude
+s mater ad the ination of that stra (nate es
it cert postures it ot es
tlle intestate an color—dht gute ob
‘hes nat he
4 me ui gs the stat ts nln its i ais
ecloned spaces or lickof the)
‘Tf expression
est Gee Ada ays stale bat hy
atule Dai? Stats of Greek hers sd yds wee dle, 50Michelangelo dressed —so to spake—his David ia here a even
folie ity. Farther phys! beaten serve as metaphor
repressing apt stent)
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Teecontext, expely ie te in he sitet ent ay
Mundie ratnds ofthe Aca of ine Arts, tn 5
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Fil he veto of sepacanian one any
Cons well anything ee yo think he seupire consis of or
Sher na onsst of for Milango, ale his predecessor Donate
{Ics atic te bs the ain Goat Hs Mesa
Iatot rally that of convening her, Ox yon night confine yor
senton to anyone ofthese eemens
‘vais ta proeess seein alg sont att commonly
pple in shaking shat ys! any complex mater, Martina Hing
lbs deal zune of fen, What rakes iso gun? What ds her
Jiekioateomtshute? What dhs her served to her opponents? Te re
‘cance uf such question sche, Sina it make sense, when yo ae
“rita asf ty to sete compaoent the work
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‘he Creation of Aa (1508-1312) on the eg ofthe Séstine Chap!
reps 50) Th writers hes, the pt ha ude hs nabs
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finery ee He pater
tothe viewer and second, ha the viewer de
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lead apres tthe pe. Te ret teal teenie arm ol
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recreation healt crt Tiwi ts
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fet he bere tne a
vet the rer apc the bin rnptd
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the place al the work ni te on
trent hgh ayo af se ane ities easy con
‘element, but his paragraphs are am anal
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step econ percepts and reflect on Hr
‘SUBJECT MATTER AND CONTENT
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nt distinguish bate
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sca ta amon
inh eomtent ox meaning,
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thar they velcet ea enol se pas 210-45). To eres
the sane subject matterfor sistance the Cruifivon ea expres
erent watings
+ Clr cones of death (ad igh, ees open, feo
ur hata oa tively straight na sl psn fl
dete with an ankle-lngth i of ing
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cl the by, body tite nt a spe, bay vere
Toy wi inet
Beate
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sof atl ine tage pani death
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inthe telth
the other i ely sent Th
as Divine Miler an Judge—as conn
{hincenth centre, the SalTeing Christ
Jos was conte ate ti
oral asp outset
Th torn to nincteenth-cen
landscapes ie nay soe (ded Hy Barta Noss Nate ad Cale
Anercon Lande and Painting 1823-1873) tha
‘shies steeaed with eel and yellow eryaies evn? hat can be
Sleseribed a lot righ ere af Ca. Pope Pal Kew
‘va yng tr ou tention from setter to cent when he
+ pot rep the vile rather kes ssl,” Uh
nether gente, fv lk a 0
freer tration), A ost epee see ater
The cntentone ght ay, ithe sujet unter tear
recreated or ini
Stshen
il ha drain ers of pst desert It
hoveall mao expressing tinted ms
Een abstract aul nonobjetive works of art pb ke vie
‘he atnnerexperies a sha ase! malin tebe bones
Te mors poner, Waly Kandi remarks “Ta int of
srt Mtn ona sphere wenerates ss mach emt pect the
of Gat aad Aa in tangs Creation ths exe
ee steven etn cneys mor tha he
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vn? Ast pene slewing on ple ay paper wil someting,
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bright hte ger a the er et thes an the sud con
frat ofthe one are ter han he the oer inary pining
sich Jos Pango Miles Phe Winner (188) tha ough sae
nut up oth igneous stokes, wil ut sy the sane
things ae hte sane mnngeas png th asd
pond tice ht geno wide the ee H pti be, the
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