Art essays

Hirgosige, Plum Garden at Kameido, 1857. Woodblock print.

Please write a short essay/critique, answering questions below. Answers must be in complete sentences and in essay/paragraph format. Please do not number your responses or include questions. Your goal is to submit a full page of writing while utilizing at least 10 or more terms from the textbook. 

1. Describe: What do you see? Make sure to include the credit line to start!

· What media have been used to create this work of art?

· List everything you see in this work. To organize your thoughts, start with the objects that are closest to you and gradually work your way to the background.

2. Analyze: How is this work organized? This step deals with the composition or formal qualities of the work. This is a clue-collecting step about the elements of art.

· Compare and contrast the different kinds of lines (vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, and zigzag) in this work. List at least one location for each line type you identify.

· Do you see any line variations – such as length, width, and texture – in this work? List at least one location for each variation you identify.

· Form a conclusion about which type of line dominates.

3. Interpret: What message does this artwork communicate to you? Now, you will combine the clues you have collected and your personal ideas to form a creative interpretation of the work.

· Why are the people so small? Why do you think they are separated from the trees by a fence?

· Analyze the meaning of this work. What does this work say about the relationship between people and nature?

4. Judge: What do you think of the work? Now, it is time to decide whether this is a successful work of art. 

· What is your reaction to this work? Did it make you think?

· Do you think it is successful?  Why or why not? Use one or more of the critical theories of art to defend your judgment.

Note: For the Journal 3 submission, your goal is to submit a full page of writing while utilizing at least 10 or more terms from the textbook. 10 terms (used correctly) = 10pts. Please review the  rubric  for this assignment before you begin working.

The 10 words from the vocabulary below needs to be included in the essay!

Vocabulary for Module 3

Chapter 6

Cartoon 

Hatching 

Contour Hatching 

Cross-Hatching 

Tooth 

Charcoal 

Conté Crayon

Pastel 

Fixative 

Washes

Gouache 

Chapter 7

Pigment 

Binder

Vehicle 

Tempera

Support 

Sizing 

Primer 

Watercolor 

Fresco 

Mural 

Fresco Secco 

Encaustic 

Matte

Gesso 

Glaze 

Impasto 

Direct Painting 

Acrylic 

Airbrushes 

Chapter 8

Print 

Matrix

Edition 

Artist's Proof

Relief Print 

Woodcut/Woodblock 

Registration 

Wood Engraving 

Linoleum Cut/Linocut

Intaglio

Plate Mark 

Engraving 

Burin 

Drypoint 

Burr

Etching 

Aquatint 

Lithography 

Offset 

Stencil 

Screenprinting 

Silkscreen/Serigraphy 

3D Printing