1. Art Criticism Process
Objective: You will describe, analyze, interpret and judge artworks in order to practice the art criticism process.
DRILL: Set up your page to look like the image to the right: 1. Title: 2. Sketch: 3. Describe: 4. Analyze: Glue chart here. 5. Interpret: 6. Judge:
TITLE:
SKETCH:
DESCRIBE:
ANALYZE:
JUDGE:
INTERPRET:

2. Art Final Exam 25 pts- 50 questions- Multiple choice and matching
25 pts- 4 Essay written response- Art Criticism- Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge an artwork
50 pts- Performance- Drawing and changing an artwork from one aesthetic theory to another. Imitationalism, Expressionism, Formalism.

3. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
YOU HAVE 5 MIN. TO SKETCH.

4. Describe the artwork. List what you see in the artwork
Describe the artwork. List what you see in the artwork. What images do you see? How would you describe it over the phone. Which art elements?

5. Description
The Persistence of Memory is a painting by the famous Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. The original title of this painting is "La persistencia de la memoria" and it depicts a fetus-like head lying on the ground, like a fish that was washed ashore and now decaying after a lost struggle gasping for air. There are four watches in this painting, three of which appear to be molten, as if made out of cheese. The only watch whose structure doesn't appear to be malformed - unlike other watches it is orange in color - is sitting on a desk-like object. The ants seem to have found a point of interest in the center of the orange watch.

6. Analyze the artwork. List art elements and design principles
Analyze the artwork. List art elements and design principles. Color, value, line, shape/form, texture, space. Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Variety, Movement/ Rhythm, Proportion.

7. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

8. Design principles are used?
Which art elements and
Design principles are used?

9. Design principles are used?
Which art elements and
Design principles are used?

10. Design principles are used?
Which art elements and
Design principles are used?

11. Which art elements
And
Design principles are
Used?

12. Interpret the artwork- What is the mood. What feeling is communicated
Interpret the artwork- What is the mood? What feeling is communicated? What ideas are represented? What is the story being told?

13. Interpretation
The painting is nothing more than a collection of ideas, that are to do with the interpretation of dreams, perception of reality, time, birth, death and sexual desire. The ants, seemingly attacking the orange clock positioned on the rectangular table-like object perhaps indicate the anxiety associated with time. And what are the origins of our anxieties associated with time? Is it being too late for work? or is it not having completed or accomplished something before we die? Whether we are aware of it or not, it is reasonable to believe that we all understand, even if only on subconscious level that some day we are going to die. This psychology and understanding of the reality of death may configure our behavior. The Persistence of Memory may have many interpretations. Some are more meaningful, others remain elusive. Perhaps the images of the melting clocks are nothing more than ideas influenced by the Camembert cheese left for too long of a period of time on the table on a warm sunny day

14. Judge the artwork- What do you think of the artwork. Is it successful
Judge the artwork- What do you think of the artwork? Is it successful? Why or why not? Support your opinions with evidence or criteria. (Art skills, meaning, creative, realistic)

15. Art Criticism Process:
Describe the artwork. List what you see in the artwork. What images do you see? How would you describe it over the phone. Which art elements? Describe the color schemes.
Analyze the artwork. List art elements and design principles. Color, value, line, shape/form, texture, space. Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Variety, Movement/ Rhythm, Proportion.
Interpret the artwork- What is the mood? What feeling is communicated? What ideas are represented? What is the story being told?
Judge the artwork- What do you think of the artwork? Is it successful? Why or why not? Support your opinions with evidence or criteria. (Art skills, meaning, creative, realistic)

16. Get a review sheet Fill in vocab definitions.
Use the power point on Edmodo.

17. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

18. Description
List an inventory of what you see in the artwork. What specific images do you see?
How would you describe this artwork over the phone? What details would you include?
What kinds of lines do you see? What colors/ values do you see? What kinds of shapes/ forms are respresented?
What spatial effects are apparent?

19. Analysis: How have the art elements been arranged?
How has the artist created emphasis?
How has movement/ rhythm been implied?
How has proportion been used?
How has harmony or variety been created?
How has balance been created?
COMPLETE THE CHART
Which art elements and/ or design principles dominate? How do they contribute in communicating the ideas/ images in the artwork?

20. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

21. Interpretation What mood is established visually?
What feelings are visually communicated?
What ideas are represented visually?
What story is being told?
What is the artist trying to communicate? Explain your reasoning.

22. Judgment Is the artwork successful?
What criteria did you use to make your judgment?
What evidence from the artwork can you identify to support your judgment?
What do you think of the artwork?
(Is is good or bad, why?)
(Judge the Art skills, meaning, creativity, realism)

23. “The Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh

24. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch
“Hand with Reflecting Sphere” by M.C. Escher

25. “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo Da Vinci
“American Gothic” by Grant Wood

27. Describe the artwork. List what you see in the artwork
Describe the artwork. List what you see in the artwork. What images do you see? How would you describe it over the phone. Which art elements?

28. Analyze the artwork. List art elements and design principles
Analyze the artwork. List art elements and design principles. Color, value, line, shape/form, texture, space. Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Variety, Movement/ Rhythm, Proportion.

29. Interpret the artwork- What is the mood. What feeling is communicated
Interpret the artwork- What is the mood? What feeling is communicated? What ideas are represented? What is the story being told?

30. Judge the artwork- What do you think of the artwork. Is it successful
Judge the artwork- What do you think of the artwork? Is it successful? Why or why not? Support your opinions with evidence or criteria. (Art skills, meaning, creative, realistic)

32. Describe:
Describe the artwork. List what you see in the artwork. What images do you see? How would you describe it over the phone. Which art elements?

33. Analyze:
Analyze the artwork. List art elements and design principles. Color, value, line, shape/form, texture, space. Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Variety, Movement/ Rhythm, Proportion.
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

34. Interpret:
Interpret the artwork- What is the mood? What feeling is communicated? What ideas are represented? What is the story being told?

35. Judge:
Judge the artwork- What do you think of the artwork? Is it successful? Why or why not? Support your opinions with evidence or criteria. (Art skills, meaning, creative, realistic)

36. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

37. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

38. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

39. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

40. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space

41. Analyze- Complete the chart
Design Principles
Art Elements
Balance
Emphasis
Harmony
Variety
Movement/ Rhythm
Proportion
Color
Value
Line
Shape/ Form
Texture
Space