previous / next / farrah elaamir / 2009. ink on museum board. the purpose of this project is to become acquainted with the basic visual elements of dot, line, and shape. elemental characteristics, such as direction, scale, configuration, and movement, are also explored. a related objective is to acquaint the student with some experience in visual analysis, given an understanding of the visual elements and their respective qualities. in this case, the composition of edward hopper's 1959 "excursion into philosophy" was analyzed.