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DESCRIPTION

What do you see?

OBJECTIVEWhat does objective mean?

What do you see?

OBJECTIVEWhat does objective mean?

Adjective: Not influenced by personal feelings, opinions or prejudices.

What elements can we talk about that would allow us to

objectively describe this piece?

What elements can we talk about that would allow us to

objectively describe this piece?

ELEMENTS OF ART AND DESIGN

What elements can we talk about that would allow us to

objectively describe this piece?

ELEMENTS OF ART AND DESIGNLine

ColorShape

TextureSpaceForm

ANALYSIS

Where do you see it?How do those elements

you’ve listed affect the piece?

STILL OBJECTIVE

We’ve listed the elements of art and design that we can see in the piece. Now

talk about how they affect the piece.

What do they create within the piece?

We’ve listed the elements of art and design that we can see in the piece. Now

talk about how they affect the piece.

What do they create within the piece?

BalanceMovement/Direction

RhythmUnity

ContrastProportion

We’ve listed the elements of art and design that we can see in the piece. Now

talk about how they affect the piece.

What do they create within the piece?

BalanceMovement/Direction

RhythmUnity

ContrastProportion

WHATARE

THESE?

PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGNBalance

Movement/DirectionRhythm

UnityContrast

Proportion

PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGNBalance

Movement/DirectionRhythm

UnityContrast

Proportion

So the Elements of Art and Design are used to create different Principles of Art and Design within

the piece.

PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGNBalance

Movement/DirectionRhythm

UnityContrast

Proportion

So the Elements of Art and Design are used to create different Principles of Art and Design within

the piece.

ELEMENTS OF ARTAND DESIGN

LineColorShape

TextureSpaceForm

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

The piece is balanced.

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

The piece is balanced.

There are lines all over.

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

The piece is balanced.

There are lines all over.

The lines make the piece balanced.

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

The piece is balanced.

There are lines all over.

The lines make the piece balanced.

Because there are lines all over the piece, it makes it look balanced.

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

The piece is balanced.

There are lines all over.

The lines make the piece balanced.

Because there are lines all over the piece, it makes it look balanced.

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

The piece is balanced.

There are lines all over.

The lines make the piece balanced.

Because there are lines all over the piece, it makes it look balanced.

THIS DEFENDS THE STATEMENT THAT THE PIECE IS BALANCED.

DEFEND YOUR STATEMENT.

INTERPRETATION

What do you think of?

SUBJECTIVEWhat does subjective mean?

What do you think of?

SUBJECTIVEWhat does subjective mean?

Adjective: Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions.

What does it look like?

What does it look like?What does it make you think of?

What does it look like?What does it make you think of?

What does it make you feel?

What does it look like?What does it make you think of?

What does it make you feel?What does it remind you of?

What does it look like?What does it make you think of?

What does it make you feel?What does it remind you of?

What can you relate it to?

What does it look like?What does it make you think of?

What does it make you feel?What does it remind you of?

What can you relate it to?

HOW AND WHY?

Can your interpretation be wrong?

Can your interpretation be wrong?

NOT IF YOU DEFEND IT.

JUDGEMENT

How do we judge a piece of art?

How do we judge a piece of art?How do we determine if piece of art

is successful?

How do we judge a piece of art?How do we determine if piece of art

is successful?

TECHNIQUEIDEA

FUNCTIONAESTHETIC PLEASURE

PROMOTES A REACTION

How do we judge a piece of art?How do we determine if piece of art

is successful?

TECHNIQUEIDEA

FUNCTIONAESTHETIC PLEASURE

PROMOTES A REACTION

“IT MAKES YOU THINK….”

How do we judge a piece of art?How do we determine if piece of art

is successful?

TECHNIQUEIDEA

FUNCTIONAESTHETIC PLEASURE

PROMOTES A REACTION

“IT MAKES YOU THINK….”

How do we judge a piece of art?How do we determine if piece of art

is successful?

“IT MAKES YOU THINK….”

By what standards are we judging it when we say this?

“IT MAKES YOU THINK….”

By what standards are we judging it when we say this?

“IT MAKES YOU THINK….”

What is this statement missing?

By what standards are we judging it when we say this?

“IT MAKES YOU THINK….”

What is this statement missing?

Think of what? Why? How?

So in order to form our final judgment we must…

So in order to form our final judgment we must…

observe through DESCRIPTION and ANALYSIS

So in order to form our final judgment we must…

observe through DESCRIPTION and ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

So in order to form our final judgment we must…

observe through DESCRIPTION and ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

give it meaning and purpose through INTERPRETATION

So in order to form our final judgment we must…

observe through DESCRIPTION and ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

give it meaning and purpose through INTERPRETATION

SUBJECTIVE

So in order to form our final judgment we must…

observe through DESCRIPTION and ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

give it meaning and purpose through INTERPRETATION

SUBJECTIVE

determine what we are judging it on

and DEFEND that judgement!

Andrew Wyeth, Winter 1946 Tempura on Board 31 3/8 x 48 in.