1. 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?

2. Description Look at the work of art here:
What do you see?
List all details.

3. 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=

4. ANALYSIS CONT…PRINCIPLES OF ART/DESIGN
Unity
Balance
Contrast
Emphasis
Movement
Rhythm
Proportion

5. 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?