Webster University Art Essay

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Est. = <1 hr

1. VISIT ONLINE: Whitney Museum of American Art (Links to an external site.) collection
2. CHOOSE: 4 different works that effectively express the following compositional principles:
   1. Balance
   2. Emphasis
   3. Rhythm, Repetition, and Patterns
   4. Proportion and Scale
3. NOTE: Do not use the same image more than once. Also, there are 161 images contained within 6 web pages. You will NOT be able to successfully complete this assignment by viewing only the first page. There is no one work of art for each principle. For example, there are many works of art that represent the composition principle of balance. Same for the other three principles. So take time to click through all six pages to take in all the astounding art treasures before choosing one that represents each principle.
4. EXPLAIN: In 3-4 sentences how the artist achieved an effective expression for each image
5. SUBMIT:
   1. Images
   2. Name of the work
   3. Artist name
   4. Explanation sentences either embedded with the images or in a Word doc