Writing about Visual Artforms

Writing about Visual Artforms is a brief handbook that contains important tips for writing about art as well as directions for composing formal analyses, comparison essays and research papers. A short section details various approaches to interpretation accompanied by examples.

In addition, the final section entitled “Additional Advice for Non-Native English Speakers” is designed to meet the needs of those who are new to the English language.

Writing about Visual Artforms is appropriate for any art course that contains a writing component and is suitable for both beginning students as well as those who seek to further their skills in critical discourse.