Homework #4 – Drawing, Painting and Printmaking
troublemind“Critique and Formal Analysis”
What is a critique?
A critique is an oral or written discussion strategy used to analyze, describe, and interpret works of art. Critiques help artists hone their persuasive oral and writing, information-gathering, and justification skills. To formally critique a work of art, you must be able to critically analyze the work by forming and describing your observations.
FORMAL CRITIQUE QUESTIONS
1. DESCRIPTION (Paragraph #1)
- Look at this painting for a moment. What observations can you make about it? How would you describe this painting to a person who could not see it?
- Describe the work without using value words such as "beautiful" or "ugly":
- ! What is the title and who is (are) the artist(s)?
- ! Describe the elements of the work (i.e., line, color, shape, volume/form,
texture, value).
o Be specific in describing WHERE you see the elements existing.
" For example, “There are clear directional lines existing on the lower left portion of the print, that lead the viewer’s eye to the main subject”. - ! Describe the technical qualities of the work (i.e., techniques, tools, materials).
- ! Describe the subject matter. What is it all about? Are there recognizable images? If so, what can objects do you see?
- ! Describe the style of the work (realistic, fantastic, expressive, formal, nonobjective, abstract)
2. ANALYSIS (Paragraph #2)
Describe how the work is organized as a complete composition: - ! How is the work constructed or planned (i.e., movements, lines)?
- ! Identify some of the similarities throughout the work (i.e., repetition of
lines, shapes, colors etc). - ! What do you think is the most important part of this picture?
- ! Identify some of the points of emphasis in the work (i.e., figure,
movement). - ! If the work has subjects or objects, what are the relationships between or
among them? - ! What do you think this work is about? How did you come up that idea?
3. INTERPRETATION (Paragraph #3)
Describe how the work makes you think or feel:
- ! Describe the expressive qualities you find in the work. What expressive language would you use to describe the qualities (i.e., quiet, loud, funny, romantic, tragic)?
- ! Does the work remind you of other things you have experienced (i.e., analogy or metaphor)?
- ! How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or in your other studies?
- ! What do you think is going on in this picture? How did you arrive at that idea?
4. JUDGEMENT OR EVALUATION (Paragraph #4)
Present your opinion of the work's success or failure: - ! What qualities of the work make you feel it is a success or failure?
- ! Compare it with similar works that you think are good or bad.
- ! What criteria can you list to help others judge this work?
- ! How original is the work? Why do you feel this work is original or not
original? - ! Why do you think other people should see this work of art? -
- ! What do you think is worth remembering about this painting?
INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose one drawing OR painting OR print image from the textbook from the online text.
Answer ALL of the following questions from formal critique analysis in complete, detailed sentences. - Answers must be typed, Times New Roman, size 12 font, 1.5 spaced.
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