Visit a museum, a gallery, or a church or do online research and find a work you admire and analyze it. The work could be a manuscript, painting on wood, architectural décor, stained glass, decorative sculpture, a gold leaf item, wood carving, metalwork, etc. Responses should address the following points:

What is the purpose of the art form? Is it a functional object as well as a work of art?
What are the materials used?
How does the chosen artwork utilize the elements of art: line, shape, form, value, color, texture, and space?
How does the chosen artwork utilize the principles of design: emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, and unity?
What is the cultural context of the work? Is it a religious piece? Was it made to protest or support something? Is it purely decorative?

Which sculpture has added expressivenessdue to its unfinished state

Match these items. match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. aesthetics in art, a technique for defining shape, also used to create a sense of depth 2. composition a perceived line that describes three-dimensional form 3. contour line a method of presenting an illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface 4. line (pronounced "uhvrr") — a work of art; the sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer 5. oeuvre the way an artist organizes forms (lines, shapes, etc.) in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space 6. patron the relationship of one part of a person, building, or object to another; for example the size of a statue's head in relationship to the rest of the body 7. personification the study of beauty or good taste; anything related to the study of beauty or good taste 8. perspective giving human characteristics to something that is not human 9. proportion generally a wealthy person who pays an artist to create a work of art; throughout much of history artists could not have survived without "patronage" 10. symbol an object or word or gesture that represents something else

Look at the sculpture above of a gustus a staff like the one he is holding symbolized in roman culture