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Nothing Gold by Larry Schulte Larry Schulte Nothing Gold
Paper collage

Scanning Questions:

  1. What shapes do you see besides squares and rectangles? (Squint your eyes to see one of the shapes.)
  2. Are the colors flat and solid, or are they shaded with many values?
  3. Besides the contrast of warm and cool colors, what other contrasts do you see?
  4. Do you see a lot of movement in this artwork, or does it seem still? Why?
  5. What is this artwork made of?
  6. Besides weaving the strips together, what has the artist done to make this artwork?
  7. Is this artwork about something concrete, like a house, or is it about something abstract, like an idea or a feeling?
  8. What kind of mood or feeling has this artist created?
  9. Compare and contrast the materials and techniques used for these works.
    detail: Folded Paper Dolls  by Fumi Iijima