The goal of a formal analysis is to explain how the formal elements of a work of art affect the representation of the subject matter and expressive content.

This page provides definitions and examples of the elements of art and principles of design that are used by artists working in various mediums.

Formal analysis is an important technique for organizing visual information. In other words, it is a strategy used to translate what you see into written words.

Formal analysis is one of the primary ways to develop your observations. Performing a formal analysis requires describing the “formal” qualities of the object ...

A formal analysis presents the difficult challenge of translating the visual (what you observe in the art) into the verbal (what you actually write). Not only ...

Students in art history survey and upper-level classes further develop this skill. Use this sheet as a guide when writing a formal analysis paper.

A formal analysis is quite simply an analysis of the forms utilized in the work of art. It is a close inspection of the artist's use of aspects such as color, ...

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Art historians use visual analysis to describe and understand this experience. Often called formal analysis because it focuses on form rather than subject ...