The Steps of Art Criticism In each step of art criticism, you are answering a different question. The four steps of art criticism are: Description: What do I see? Analysis: How is the work organized? Interpretation: What is the artist trying to communicate? Judgment: Is this a successful work of art?
Description Look at the work of art here: What do you see? List all details.
Analysis How is the work arranged? Break down the painting into its composition, or the way the art principles are used to organize the art elements. ART ELEMENTS: Color= Line= Shape= Form= Space= Texture=
ANALYSIS CONT…PRINCIPLES OF ART/DESIGN Unity Balance Contrast Emphasis Movement Rhythm Proportion
Interpretation: What do you think Cezanne is trying to communicate? Give your opinion based on the clues you have collected. What ideas, tones, emotions, and stories do you think the artwork communicates?