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Quick questions on Analysing a work of art - Edexcel A-Level Art and Design
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What is formal analysis vocabulary?Show answer
Formal analysis uses the language of the formal elements and composition: composition, scale, proportion, balance, contrast, line, shape, form, colour, tone, texture, space, perspective, light, movement, pattern, rhythm. Naming what you see precisely (a complementary contrast, an off-centre focal point, a shallow depth of space) is the foundation; explaining its effect is the analysis.
What is q1?Show answer
Write a critical analysis of a named work of art, moving from formal analysis through content and context to its meaning. [16 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Give one sentence of description and one of analysis about the same artwork, to show the difference. [4 marks]
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