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A r t c r i t i c i s m S e s s i o n 3 W o r k s h e e t Art Criticism is a ________________ used to study and develop an ________________________ of a work of art.

Criticism______________________________________________________________________________

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Informed_____________________________________________________________________________

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Opinion______________________________________________________________________________

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The process used to establish a ________________________ has four steps: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ _____________________

DESCRIPTION & ANALYSIS

The ______________________ art criticism step has two parts A. _____________________ – you must always ____________________________________________ _________________________________________ you must write down: The ________________ of the artist

The ________________ of the artwork

The ________________ of the artwork

The ________________ that was used to create the artwork

The ________________ the artwork was completed

__________________________________ you must include the ______________________________,

________________________________________, and ________________________________________.

B. Observation - describe exactly _____________________________ in the artwork, including _____________________________________________________________________________________.

2. ____________________ – In this step you will determine which of the ____________________

and ________________________________ were used ____________________________________.

Elements of Art ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ _____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Principles of Design

____________________ ____________________ ____________________ _____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Interpretation & judgment 3. _____________________ – In this step you will determine the __________________ of the artwork. There are 2 things that you need to consider: ___________________________________________________ the meaning of the work of art is. __________________________________________________ the meaning of the work of art is. 4. ______________________ – In this step you will give an ______________________________ of the artwork. You will answer the following questions: Question 1 - ______________________________________________________________________ Question 2 - ______________________________________________________________________

Step 1 - Description

Name: _________________________________

Title: ___________________________________

Size: ___________________________________

Media: _________________________________

Date: __________________________________

List what you see:

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___________________________________ ___________________________________

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Step 2 - analysis

Line Balance

Shape Emphasis

Color Scale

Value Proportion

Texture Repetition/Rhythm

Space Unity

Form Variety

Step 3 - Interpretation

What do you think the artwork means?

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What is the artist trying to say?

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How does she want you to feel?

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Why did she use the material that she used?

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Why did she create at this scale?

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Is there anything that you would have done differently?

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What does the artist say about her work of art?

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Step 3 - Judgment

Pick one and complete the statement.

I think the work of art is successful because ______________________________

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I think the work of art is unsuccessful because ___________________________

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