Art Critic

Art Critic Responses: 

One of the standards: Envision and Critique to Reflect,  allows students to create and use a  visual vocabulary.  The Art Critic element of the Pottery classes is designed to encourage a class-wide discussion regarding  the elements and principles of design, techniques, skills and ways in which artists utilize these to facilitate their visual communication .  

Students will be presented with a new artwork at the beginning of each class week and will be expected to write a full paragraph response to the weekly prompt.  Discussion and reactions to classmate posts are encouraged/expected.  The purpose of this blog is to encourage open dialogue and will be a factor in grading.  Please keep all comments positive and courteous. Please use complete sentences and proper grammar.   It is suggested that you first type your response in Microsoft Word, perform a spell-check, and then paste your response.


Response 1: Week of 8-26-13

 

Do Ho Suh, Karma, 2003

Please post a full paragraph discussing the sculpture above. 

1. What is your opinion of this sculpture?  (Please do not use simple answers like, "It sucks, or, "I like it".) Use the art elements and principles below. 
2. Do you feel that the artist was attempting to communicate anything with this work?  If so, what? 
3. Be specific, develop your answers and feel free to respond to your classmates’ posts.

Evaluation of the post is based on the following parts of Art Criticism: Understands and applies the art criticism process to their work and the works of others
      Describing 
           using the elements- line, shape, space, color, form, value, and texture    
     Analyzing
           principles-pattern, contrast, balance, rhythm, movement, unity
           how are the elements used through the principles
     Interpreting-
           hypothesizing about what  the artist is trying to say, what is the mood, theme?
      Judging- 
          evaluating- was the artist successful in creating a mood or theme, why or why not?

Use the Elements of Art and Principles of Design to help you:
See this website or see below. 
http://flyeschool.com/content/elements-artdesign-and-principles-designorganization

Elements of Art 
 · Color: primary, secondary, tertiary, intermediate, analogous and monochromatic, intensity tones, warm and cool
· Form: geometric, e.g. rectangular prisms, pyramids, triangular prisms, cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinder   organic forms: no angles
· Line: continuous, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, broken, implied, horizon line, parallel, perpendicular,intersecting, contour
· Shape: geometric and organic, positive and negative, relational, opened and closed
· Space: foreground, background, middle, overlapping, proportion, positive and negative, high/low placement
· Texture:implied and actual
· Value:lightness and darkness
Principles of Design 
· Balance (symmetrical, radial, asymmetrical)
· Contrast (big/small, light/dark)
· Emphasis/focal point
· Movement (sequential, optical, actual, and implied)
· Pattern/repetition (geometric, organic, ordered, symmetrical, asymmetrical, etc.)
· Rhythm (repetition, alternation or progression)
· Unity (cohesiveness or oneness, harmony).

DIRECTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO POSTS ON THIS BLOG

TO RESPOND TO POST:

1) Read the information about the artist/look at the pictures.
2) Type your responses in a Word document - spell check and save!!!!!

3) Scroll down and click on “Comments” button – this will take you to the “Comments” screen

4) Paste your responses in the box on the right - each response must be at least 5 sentences long for full credit!

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