1. -Does it look like something recognizable?
-Describe what you see
-Does it look like something recognizable?
-What idea or emotion is the artist trying to convey? Happy, sad, silly, crazy?
Alexander Calder, “Green Ball”

2. What kind of emotion does this give?
Do you like how simple it is? Why or why not?
Just for fun- How much do you think this painting sold for?
Mark Rothko, Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow)

3. Is this painting abstract or realistic?
Is it possible for it to be seen simply as lines and shape and color, not as a flag?
Jasper Johns said the flag was “seen and not looked at, not examined”. How does this painting cause us to see it differently?
Jasper Johns, “Flag”

4. Mimo Krouzian, “Celebration 3”
Michael Greeley, “Patriot Stripes”