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Art Criticism

Art Criticism Involves

A Critical Method

Definition

1. Description

2. Analysis

3. Interpretation

4. Evaluation

A systematic discussion of the characteristics of an artwork, usually involving four stages: description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.

Evaluation

Interpretation

Process to determine the quality or lasting importance of a piece of work.

Analysis

Description

Principles of Design

Explanation of the meaning of an artwork.

Composition

The FACTS in an artwork such as objects, people, shapes and colors.

Balance, emphasis, rhythm, movement, repetition, contrast, and unity.

The examination of the relationships among the facts in an artwork.

refers to the way the subject matter and elements of an artwork are composed into a harmoniously unified whole.

Elements of art

The methods or techniques that artists use to organize or design artworks by controlling and ordering the elements of art.

Describing artwork takes knowledge and

practice.

The building blocks of art; space, line, shape, form, color, value, and texture. The tools the artists works with to create an artwork.

Conclusion

Now that you have learned more about art criticism and the four-step critical process, we will be looking at a work of art in more detail to practice and apply what you have learned.

Pierre Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81. oil on canvas

Non-Professional Criticism

Professional Criticism

This is all about you, as an individual and as an artist=

Your VISUAL CULTURE

There are many things to critically analyze- just about everything that you encounter everyday.

  • People who are paid to review (critique) visual imagery and write about it in magazines, newspapers, radio, television, and Internet.
  • For Educational purposes: points out things to look out for in an artwork that we might overlook.
  • Can encourage us to see artworks that are unfamiliar or unusual.
  • Challenges our taste.

Be A Critic and Examine these two works.

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