Art Analysis

CRITIQUE SHEET

DESCRIPTION Artist/ Title /Medium

What is depicted in this work? What is the story? Who is it? Where is it? Describe it.

ANALYSIS

Discuss the Formal elements: line, shape, form, value, texture, space, color.

Discuss the principles of art: balance, emphasis, variety, rhythm, proportion.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

what materials did the artist use and how are they applied?

HISTORICAL PRECEDENCE

Does this piece recall a previous work? Does it reflect or reject a traditional treatment of the subject? Does it contain elements typical of a previous artistic period/style?

INTERPRETATION

What does this work mean to the intended audience? For whom was this work made? Why was this work made? What is the artist trying to communicate? What signs/symbols does the artist employ to communicate this message? What feelings or emotions does this work elicit? How is this achieved?