Criticizing art

Question 1

formal qualities

Answer 1

simply enumerate what you see

Question 2

Subject matter

Answer 2

What is the art tackling about? can you see any representation forms? if none, what do you think is the main subject matter

Question 3

Composition

Answer 3

Considers the arrangement of objects, people, or elements. What is most prominent? ho or what is on the foreground, middle ground, and background

Question 4

Technique

Answer 4

Looking at the technique and manner of painting and composition, how it is related to the artist’s objective

Question 5

Content

Answer 5

What do you think the artwork is all about after carefully examining its parts? what story, what message and what argument is the artist trying to tell?

Question 6

Analysis

Answer 6

Further dig int the artist’s intention in terms of the relationship of each part to the whole. Keep asking whjy, and try to answer them based on the visual clues/. Research further if needed, especially if there is histroical connection

Question 7

Your own criticism about the work

Answer 7

provided a coherent and convincing judgement about the work