Formal Elements Exercise

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Formal Elements Exercise

• Bronzino, Hals, Guston

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Bronzino, Untitled (Man with Book), 1535
Step 1 Think of adjectives that describe this
character.
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Bronzino, Untitled (Man with Book), 1535
Step 2 We have just made judgements/interpretati
onsabout how this subject is being depicted. How
do we prove these statements?What elements and
principles of the composition provide us with
support?
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Frans Hals, The Merry Drinker, 1627
Step 1 Think of adjectives that describe this
character.
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Frans Hals, The Merry Drinker, 1627
Step 2 What elements and principles support
your descriptions?
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Philip Guston, Head and Bottle, 1975
Your ThesisLike the Bronzino, the Guston
features a subject that is self-absorbed and
distanced from the viewer, but like the Hals, it
is a sympathetic image.Prove it.