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A Short Guide To Writing about Art MINTH EDITION BARNET Das the paper have a thesis, point Dnt uppent my argument th saiclent pera deta? Hise Thept the needs of my aence i ind frase have Sofie unfair terms? Tsthe paper ganized, ands th nguizaton cleat the eer? ve Uae rth ny views ellectvely and yet ne lke too ich slvot mel? Dis he sy Fall eh aspen lengths ] ANALYTIC THINKING There on the te Than mcs ‘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, 50 Michelangelo dressed —so to spake—his David ia here a even folie ity. Farther phys! beaten serve as metaphor repressing apt stent) 4 ipsa re, this corte-size gre, an 8 Teecontext, expely ie te in he sitet ent ay Mundie ratnds ofthe Aca of ine Arts, tn 5 Shot at the entrar tothe Paizo Veco tow hl ‘Sure it embodied the prin othe etieevarior an sig 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 Tere tssvery short alse of ne aspect of Michelangelo pa ‘he Creation of Aa (1508-1312) on the eg ofthe Séstine Chap! reps 50) Th writers hes, the pt ha ude hs nabs Saat Hes a pattern ay sue, mnt something finery ee He pater tothe viewer and second, ha the viewer de Trt aso capes priate sit ingen vd alas party oe yt tat per The “ty os Craton of oo he ing Aheapyachingrte The dl peta pat tt Sw Cetin sms wa oth nk wa a nated uae et ew lead apres tthe pe. Te ret teal teenie arm ol Silty ly uo oat Ouran ows a recreation healt crt Tiwi ts tout wok the tft malt mete, se fhe ath cet a of ‘int Frethg tect don thems lth soy Ae ee atone iter cay sa neon y Hasna sn tet pena avn fet he bere tne a vet the rer apc the bin rnp td the Renaisuance hack mgr deel Nate that Amin des nt dis oor, the place al the work ni te on trent hgh ayo af se ane ities easy con ‘element, but his paragraphs are am anal une step econ percepts and reflect on Hr ‘SUBJECT MATTER AND CONTENT ane ofthe wags in whit com analy . the abet eter ofa wk nt distinguish bate in thiveh sca ta amon inh eomtent ox meaning, “Sv the canter or mening xp The sy of arti nages sl he ltr tho 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 + Cts pina death (a droping se, ges ose Trost mouth torts apie nto wy the wet cl the by, body tite nt a spe, bay vere Toy wi inet Beate These ater hs thst Cent ena sof atl ine tage pani death Cha Tuan 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! ma lin 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 | | Hw Karn telson he tah hat pining | BARES represents Sil ets tb far in searching for content | reed or under the salt matter we should rc story the | Teeth pt Pal tard was chen ting Jon Min ab vat Ela tok tobe a solar ynbol i one of Mis pnting. Aer a | dite itp | FoRM ao CONTENT | |) teem inant she sa of he ork, \| ‘the kinds of brush stokes in a painting, and the surface texture of \ | seul —Is pr ofthe mesg or example, x ptre with sb ‘hogy nla nes ly" sothing dee fon pt wth spotlcure,wen ng the wc ater tesa tna sta “When Pl Kl ple ging fora walk with ine” he hl nn a ably to speak tones ray serine temtel OF cure ya he mods ease in tall at nes orale sore —re capi foray tat in-aptatel” rns tentative” oak we ae ping, tha the ee Mealy and eave wth fing We ae really tall at the ys ch we pec the ‘weare sein thon fo a ha poate Arete neo a ding thick oti, cued rth, raken or vn? Ast pene slewing on ple ay paper wil someting, Aiterent fm po croving made wis eae if reed iho 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 fainting tat ges cade of bach sok unonnees the presence {he nes heres tho pale sora cms to lint the pater fro the yt Ivan ge nen os pang al Suet srs Miles wl he cntent was elton. cee Top Gautier sid ht Mi" top of dst of aa wh cnt or ent an wea of pint so that no vari cold yuh td sor bya Aton ptr ofthe 14 sa the 15 sot Jason Polk wth «wort by a Pap att such as Ady Wacol or bert Tnaana. Wherene Pollok excete ppt fe, sptannons sl

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