This type of analysis requires a detailed description of the “formal” qualities of the art object. In other words,
you’re looking at the individual design elements, such as composition (arrangement of parts of or in the work),
color, line, texture, scale, proportion, balance, contrast, and rhythm. Your primary concern in this assignment is to
attempt to explain how the artist arranges and uses these various elements.
In writing a formal analysis, focus on creating a logical order so that your reader doesn’t get lost. Don’t ever
assume that because your