The textbook demonstrates the three-step method for writing about art: facts, analysis, and evaluation. Write about Sonia Delaunay-Terk’s Simultaneous Contrasts by briefly addressing each of these steps using the information about the artwork in your textbook.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Sonia Delaunay-Terk’s Simultaneous Contrasts dates to 1913 and its medium is oil on canvas.
2. The subjects of the painting are geometric shapes, and the artist uses shading to play with spatial depth.
3. The title of the artwork refers to an optical theory, and the contrasting colors form a sunlit landscape.
4. The geometric shapes indicate that the artist was influenced by Cubism, and the color scheme is reminiscent of the folk costumes in the artist’s native Ukraine.
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