art critiques

Question 1

list the headings of an art critique

Answer 1

1. description
2. analysis
3. interpretation
4. judgement
   i. imitationalism
   ii. emotionalism
   iii. formalism

Question 2

what is description ?

Answer 2

a description of the subject matter

Question 3

what is analysis ?

Answer 3

1. how have the ELEMENTS of art been used ? (shape, color, line, space, texture)
2. how have the PRINCIPLES of art been used ? (rhythm, balance, unity, variety)

Question 4

what is interpretation ?

Answer 4

what moods, feelings and ideas are communicated by the work ?

Question 5

what is judgement ?

Answer 5

personal decision about the degree of artistic merit

1. imitationalism= how realistic is the presentation ?
2. emotionalism= how successfully is an emotion or idea expressed ?
3. formalism= how successfully are the elements and principles used ? do your eyes go all around the page ?