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4 Steps to Critiquing Art Work Developed by Edmund Feldman

Describe Thisstageisliketakinginventory.Youwanttocomeupwithalistofeverythingyouseeinthe work.Sticktothefacts.Imaginethatyouaredescribingtheartworktosomeoneoverthe telephone.Expresswhatyouseeindetail. Analyze Trytofigureoutwhattheartisthasdonetoachievecertaineffects.Considerdifferentelements andprinciplesusedbytheartistandwhytheartistmighthavechosentoincorporatethese essentials. Questionstoconsider: o Usethevocabularyyoulearnedinclass.Forexample,ifyourelookingatmostly red,yellowandbluerefertothecolorsasprimarycolors. o Howaretheelementsofart(color,shape,line,texture,space,form,value)and theprinciplesofdesign(balance,harmony,emphasis,movement/rhythm,unity, variety)usedinthisartwork? o Whatdoyounoticeabouttheartist'schoiceofmaterials? o Whatgrabsyourattentioninthework,why? o Doyouseeanyrelationshiptothethingsyoulistedduringthedescriptionstage? Interpret Trytofigureoutwhattheartworkisabout.Yourownperspectives,associationsandexperiences meetwith"theevidence"foundintheworkofart.Allartworksareaboutsomething.Someart worksareaboutcolor,theirsubjectmatter,andsocialorculturalissues.Someartworksarevery accessiblethatis,relativelyeasyfortheviewertounderstandwhattheartistwasdoing. Otherworksarehighlyintellectual,andmightnotbeaseasyforustoreadilyknowwhatthe artistwasthinkingabout. Questionstoconsider: o Whatisthethemeorsubjectofthework?(Whatfromtheartworkgivesyou thatimpression?) o Whatmoodoremotionsdoestheartworkcommunicate? o Whatistheworkabout;whatdoyouthinkitmeansorwhatdoesitmeanto you?(Whatfromtheartworkgivesyouthatimpression?) o Whydoyouthinkthatartistcreatedthiswork? Evaluate Thisisaculminatingandreflectingactivity.Youneedtocometosomeconclusionsaboutthe artworkbasedonalltheinformationyouhavegatheredfromyourdescription,analysis,and interpretation. Questionstoconsider: o Whatareyourthoughtsontheartworkbasedonthethreestepsaboveandwhy? o Whydoyoulikeordisliketheartwork(explain). o Whathaveyouseenorlearnedfromthisworkthatyoumightapplytoyourown artworkoryourownthinking?

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Art Criticism Worksheet


Artist: Title: Date: Medium: 1. Describe(What can be seen in the artwork? Facts only)

2. Analyze(What elements/principles are incorporated in the artwork, why?)

3. Interpret(What is the meaning of the artwork, based on steps 1 and 2?)

4. Evaluate(What is your evaluation of the work, based on steps1, 2, 3?)

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