Art Appreciation

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, harmony, variety, gradation, movement, rhythm, proportion, space.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

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?