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Arts Assignment 1 Stylistic Analysis

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Q In the following assignment you will compare and contrast the formal properties (aka style) of the works of art in EITHER Pair 1 or Pair 2. For your comparison you will discuss ONLY matters of form. This means you will NOT discuss iconography or historical context. This is purely an exercise in LOOKING at works of art and writing a comparative description of those works. There is no need to do outside research!! All you need are the images, your eyes, and your words!

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The first sculpture A in the given pair is a stone sculpture of a nude woman, known as the Venus of Willendorf. It has a three dimensional form as is natural in a sculpture. The sculpture has no distinct facial features of eyes, nose ears or mouth. There is a kind of banded cap that seems to be put around her face and head. The texture of the sculpture seems to be rocky. The color of the sculpture is an earthy yellow and the hue seems bright not muted. The lines of the sculpture seem to be a continuous and focus more on the breasts and stomach area.