Encyclopaedia Of World Art And Architecture

Art historians also often examine work through an analysis of form; that is, the creator's use of line, shape, colour, texture, and composition. This approach examines how the artist uses a two-dimensional picture plane or the three dimensions of sculptural or architectural space to create his or her art. The way these individual elements are employed results in representational or non-representational art. is the artist imitating an object or image found in nature? lf so, it is representational