| James Madison University,
Spring 2006 Kelly Severns Curtis Drawing 1, ART 160 Studio Center, Room 229 |
Critique |
1. TO DEFINE: to give a complete and neutral (non bias)“inventory” of what we see. When art has a subject, recognizable imagery, a dog , a flower, a still-life, a square, a circle...anything, then these things are included in the inventory. 2. TO ANALYZE: observing the “behavior” of what we see. This means listing(when relative) types of colors, types of line, types of shape, types of value, types of space and types of textures. Also use descriptive words like; heavy black line, bold color, crowded space,... aggressive, nervous... etc. 3. TO INTERPRET: This is where you decide what everything means. Why do you think the artist used the colors he/she selected? Why did they use the shapes? How do these things make you feel? You can't be wrong in interpreting!! Art is a form of communication, visual communication. Art is a conversation. The viewer is responsible for viewing and interpreting. It is up to the artist to provide communication.
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