Four (4) Steps to Critiquing a Work of Art

December 22, 2022

Four (4) Steps to Critiquing a Work of Art

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Four (4) Steps to Critiquing a Work of Art

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An art critiqueis an essential part of a detailed analysis and evaluation of a work of art. The basic elements of an art critique are description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.
To critique an artwork you will use the following method of critiquing to discover the meaning of a work of art. It is a step-by-step process of logical thinking:

(1) Describing: what you see
(2) Analyzing: the relationships between what you saw

(3) Interpreting: the meaning of the work
(4) Evaluating: or making a personal judgment about the quality and worth of the art.

Describe:

Use complete sentences to describe what you see in the work of art. Pretend that you are the art detective gathering visual clues or evidence to help you with the next steps to solve the mystery:
What is the name of the artist and the title of the work?
What year was the work created in?
What medium did the artist use?
What exactly do you see in the work?

Analyze:

Use complete sentences to analyze the artist’s use of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design within the work. (You are the art detective taking your clues from describing and seeing how they work together using the elements and principles of art.)

Describe the Elements of Art:
line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space
Describe the Principles of Design:
balance, unity, movement, pattern, emphasis, rhythm, and contrast

Interpret:

Use complete sentences to interpret what you have already discovered about the work in the first two steps. Develop a good guess about the meaning of the work. An interpretation explains what you have already observed and analyzed. You will use your knowledge of art and life to produce your best guess as to the interpretation of the artwork.

What is the artist trying to say in this work and what makes you think that?
Why did the artist create the work?
•What do you think is the meaning and why?
•Do you think there are things in this work of art that represent other things – symbols? What are those things and what do they symbolize?

You will look at the emotions, content, symbols, and allegories to arrive at the best possible message or meaning of the work

Judge:

Use complete sentences to make a judgment about the work’s worth based on the information you have gathered about the work. Judgments must be supported by what you have learned through the first 3 steps. You must give reasons for your judgments. Judging art is always a matter of being fair and logical.
What do I think about this work and why?
• Do I like or dislike this work and why?
• How do I feel about whether the artist was successful in conveying an idea or feeling through the art and why?
• Do you think it is an important work of art and why or why not?
• Would you display this work in your home or is it good enough to put in a museum? Why or why not?

Artist Statement:

An artist’s statement, is a short paragraph with the basic explanation or conceptual message of a work of art.

An artist’s statement is an artist’s written description of their work. The brief verbal representation is for, and in support of, their own work to give the viewer understanding.

How to write an Artist Statement

The “How”

The ‘How’ refers to how you created your works. Many visitors are interested in knowing about your artistic process. Describe your works; what colors do you use, do you make large marks or small marks, or do you use blending so there are no visible marks at all? If you’re a photographer, what kind of tools are integral to your process?

The “What”

Are your paintings abstract? Portraits? Do you take photos of landscapes? What is your imagery? When people describe what you make, what do they say? Describe the content of your works in a general way to flow from how you work to what you make.

And last, The “Why”

Why do you make what you make? What does your life say about your work and your work say about your life? What symbols do you use and why? Explain the influences behind the meanings of your works.

Four (4) Steps to Critiquing a Work of Art

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