Questions (Tool Kit) Flashcards
The Importance of First Impressions
How do the basic features of the work and the way it is displayed affect how I see it? (indoor/outdoor, frame/no frame, pedestal, etc.)
Point of View and Focal Point
How do the point of view and focal point in this work contribute to its meaning? (
Color—Description, Symbol, and More
How do the artist’s color choices influence my response to the work? (analogous/complementary, intensity, reflective of nature or not)
Line—Description and Expression
How do the lines in this work affect my feelings about it?
Space, Shape, Shade, and Shadow
How does the impression of mass and space in the work influence my reaction to it?
Seeing the Big Picture—Composition
How does the composition (symmetry, scale, proportion) of the work influence my response to it? (notice scale and proportions, composition open or closed, balanced, symmetrical)
The Illusion—Getting the Right Perspective
How does the artist’s manipulation of perspective affect the way I see the work? (consistent perspective, any anamorphic forms or trompe l’oeil)
Time and Motion
Does this work suggest movement or passage of time, and if so, what does that contribute to its meaning and my response to it? (processions, repeated depictions of character, etc.)
Drawing – Dry, Liquid, and Modern Media
How do the artist’s choices of line and medium affect my response to the drawing? What if those choices had been different?
