Art Criticism
Art Criticism 2
Elements of Art
Principles of Art
Paint techniques
100
Art critics use these to increase understanding of artworks and serve as a criteria to judge art.
What is aesthetic qualities?
100
Part or criticism that considers what the artist is trying to say.
What is interpretation?
100
Examples of this element include; warm, cool, split complementary, primary, secondary, tints and shades
What is color?
100
This principle refers to the distribution of visual weight in a work of art. examples would be symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial
What is balance?
100
This is done by scratching through a surface coat of paint to reveal a layer underneath.
What is sgraffito?
200
Art Criticism that contains Description, Analysis, Interpretation and Judgement was coined by this UGA Art Professor Alumni.
Who is Feldman?
200
This is an example of one of the art criticism step: "The artist used size to create emphasis on the central object."
What is analysis?
200
Works with movement create a repetition of the elements of art
What is rhythm?
200
masking a surface when painting
What is stencil?
300
Part of criticism that discussed how well the artwork is organized or put together.
What is Analysis?
300
This is an example of one of the art criticism steps: A red ball, a girl wearing a yellow top in the foreground, smaller people in the background.
What is description?
300
The surface quality of an object, such as rough or smooth.
What is texture?
300
If the viewers eye does not follow a path through an artwork, then the artwork lacks this principle of art
What is movement?
300
brushing on watery paint to as to fill the recesses and crevices
What is wash?
400
We utilize the information gained from describing, analyzing and interpreting the artwork to complete this step.
What is judgment?
400
This is used by artists to create dominance of focus in a work of art.
What is emphasis?
400
Paint with no water used covering only the outermost surface to create highlights
What is dry brush?
500
A list of everything you see in an artwork.
What is description?
500
This refers to the light or darkness of a color.
What is value?
500
What we use these to organize or arrangement the elements of art.
What is the principles of art?
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