Art Grade 7 Term 2, 2010 ASSIGNMENT Assignment Due: Friday 11 ...
Art Grade 7 Term 2, 2010 ASSIGNMENT Assignment Due: Friday 11 ...
Art Grade 7 Term 2, 2010 ASSIGNMENT Assignment Due: Friday 11 ...
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ARTIST:<br />
ARTWORK TITLE:<br />
DATE :<br />
SIZE, MEDIA, COUNTRY :<br />
Coolum Beach Christian College<br />
Visual <strong>Art</strong>s Department<br />
ANALYSIS OF AN ARTWORK – KEY QUESTIONS<br />
These facts are the beginning of the clues that will tell us<br />
about the artwork’s meaning or purpose<br />
DESCRIPTION an objective (matter of fact) description of what you can actually see<br />
• List everything you can see eg people, shapes, trees, dark objects etc<br />
• What materials have been used eg oil paint, collage<br />
• How was it made? eg thick paint applied with a brush. Is anything stuck on?<br />
• What equipment has been used? eg brush, pencil, chainsaw. Is the artwork an<br />
obvious subject/abstract/detailed/realistic etc?<br />
• What types of colours, textures, shapes, lines have been used?<br />
ANALYSIS how the artwork is put together?<br />
• What appears closer /further away? e.g. large shapes appear nearer<br />
• Is there a focal point in the picture? ie something which draws attention? Why does<br />
it draw attention e.g. more detailed, larger, position in the picture? Do shapes<br />
overlap?<br />
• If 2dimensional, does the artwork appear 3 dimensional? How has the artist<br />
achieved this?<br />
• How is the artwork composed/arranged ?<br />
• Is there a relationship/link between the way media/materials are used and the<br />
subject matter?<br />
• What are the influences? e.g. artist, culture, religion, history, art movements<br />
• What is the mood of the work?<br />
INTERPRETATION what do you think it means, why was it made?<br />
• What ideas do you think the artist was exploring?<br />
• What was the artist trying to telling us about? e.g. depicting history, conveying a<br />
mood, experimenting with media, trying to influence audience opinion on a topic,<br />
provoking audience response<br />
• What feelings about/response to the artwork do you have? Do you like it? Why?<br />
JUDGEMENT has the artwork succeeded in its’ aims?<br />
• Is this a good piece of art?<br />
• How well has this artwork been done/executed?<br />
• Has the artist been able to communicate what they were trying to say?<br />
• Is it an important piece of art in relation to other artworks?<br />
• Look at what the experts and historians have said about this work to help your<br />
opinion along.
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