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Select one piece of art from the Gateway into the Visual Arts Resource or the online museums listed in that resource you would like to interpret. Include an
image of the piece of art at the top of your discussion post. Also be sure to include the name of the artist and the name of the piece.
Use the Visual Elements of Art Required Resource to do the following:
Choose two visual elements of art you think you can use to interpret the piece of art you selected.
Briefly define each element of art using your own words. Please paraphrase and do not just copy the definitions from the readings and videos.
Apply each element of art to the piece of art you chose by explaining what you see in this piece of art that demonstrates that element. Be sure to show how
something in this piece of art is an example of the elements you chose by specifically describing aspects of the art that show this element. For instance,
describe the use of inorganic lines around trees in a painting. It is not enough to just say there are organic lines in the painting. You should show where they
are with a detailed descriiption or with an edited version of the painting with arrows where the organic lines are.
Discuss in general what kinds of messages you think the artist could be trying to convey by using the elements of art you chose in specific ways. For
instance, if an artist uses cool colors to portray a scene of war, what might this color choice be trying to say about the subject of the painting?
Sample Solution
I have chosen Untitled (Basket of Apples) by Paul Cezanne as the piece of art I would like to interpret. Two visual elements of art that can be used to interpret this artwork are color and texture.
Color is an element of art pertaining to the visible spectrum, or the colors we see in light. It can include hues such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet as well as a range of tints and shades like pink/magenta and navy blue. Color has the power to evoke emotions in us based on our cultural associations with certain colors while also being able to create atmosphere within a composition. In Untitled (Basket of Apples), Cezanne uses a limited but vibrant palette with mostly cool tones ranging from oranges to blues which creates an overall feeling of calmness and peacefulness within the painting due its lack of intense contrast between hues.
Texture is another element employed in this artwork which refers to how something looks or feels when touched. It can be smooth or rough, soft or hard depending on its material makeup giving it a distinct physical characteristic that makes it unique compared to other objects around it. Cezanne renders his basket full of apples with subtle changes in line weight creating variations in both implied volume and surface details that give a realistic representation even though his subject matter is done realistically abstractly instead completing accurately depicting every single detail realistically without sacrificing any quality found throughout traditional still life paintings seen during his time period.
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