Conart 12

• Art criticism - analyzing and evaluating works of art.
• Art criticism basic steps

  • analyze the artwork
  • Decide on the interpretation
  • Make a judgment
• Gather important knowledge - knowing the history of a piece will make a major difference the way you view art
• Title - serves as a way to communicate
• Provide the following information

  • Title
  • Artist
  • When was it created
  • Where it was made
  • Type of media used
  • Size of the art
• Describe what you see - using fair words and avoiding words like beautiful, ugly, good, or evil.
• Discuss the work's element - talk about how art uses the five elements of art: line, space, color, light, and form.
• Describe how the lines were used - line in a piece of art may be either explicit or symbolic.
• Describe how the lines were used - rough sketchy line build a sense of movement and independence.
• Describe how the lines were used - smooth firm lines sound more still and carefully designed.
• Speak about how colors is used - note characteristics such as hue, color, and strength.
• Describe the use of space in the work - concentrate on issues like depth and perspective.
• Space - refers to the area around and within objects inside a job.
• Describe the use of light in the work - light enables to see an object in three-dimensions in real life.
• Describe the use of light in the work - light creates the impression of three dimensional objects on two dimensional surfaces.
• Light - in art creates the illusion of depth.
• The way shape is used in the work - shapes have a significant part to play in both abstract and symbolic works.
• The way the shape is used in the work - shape in an artwork can be literal or hidden.
• Shapes - affect the composition of an artwork and contribute to its balance.