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Critical(Review(One(( Critical(Review(Two( 101(Basic(Design( C.(Baskin( ( As(the(writing(component(of(this(Writing(Enriched(Course(you(will(be(completing(two(critical(review( papers(that(will(consist(of(500(words(each.(They(must(be(typed,(using(a(12Gpoint(font(and(doubleG spaced.( ( Critical(thinking(combines:( ! Evaluation(of(all(available(information( ! Analysis(of(visual(relationships( ! Exploration(of(alternative(solutions( ( Objective(criticism(is(used(to(assess(how(well(a(work(of(art(or(design(utilizes(the(art(elements(and(art( principles(of(design.(( ( Subjective(criticism(is(used(to(describe(the(personal(impact(of(an(image,(the(narrative(implications(of( an(idea,(or(the(cultural(ramifications(of(an(action.(Discussion(generally(focuses(on(the(subject((or(topic)( and(content((emotional(or(intellectual(message)(of(the(design,(including:(( !
The(meaning(of(the(artwork( ! The(feeling(it(evokes( ! Its(relationship(to(other(cultural(events( ! The(artist’s(intent( ( Descriptive(Critique( A(descriptive(critique(can(help(you(see(details(and(heighten(your(understanding(of(the(design/artwork.( ( The(first(step(is(to(look(carefully(and(report(clearly.(Without(evaluating,(telling(stories,(drawing( conclusions,(or(making(recommendations,(simply(describe(the(visual(organization(of(the(work( presented.( ( Carefully(examine(the(artwork(and(determine(which(aspects(of(the(design(are(most(eyeGcatching(and( readable(and(which(areas(are(muddled(and(need(work((if(any).(( ( **Cause;and;Effect(Critique( (Formal(Analysis)( A(causeGandGeffect(critique(is(one(in(which(the(viewer(seeks(to(determine(the(cause(for(each(visual(or( emotional(effect(in(a(design.( ( In(a(simple(description,(you(might(say(that(the(design(is(primarily(composed(of(diagonals.((Using(cause( and(effect,(you(might(conclude(that,(because(of(the(many(diagonals,(the(design(is(very(dynamic.(In(a( causeGandGeffect(critique,(you(discuss(consequences(as(well(as(choices.( GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG( Use(the(appropriate,(applicable(terminology(that(we(have(learned(in(class(through(the(PowerPoint( presentations,(your(project(assignments(and(those(terms(that(you(have(read(about(in(your(textbook(or( researched(on(the(Internet.(( ( This(terminology(may(include(for(example(the(art(element(“Lineâ€,(and(the(art(principles(of(“Unityâ€,( “Varietyâ€,(“Repetitionâ€,(and(“Rhythmâ€.(((These(are(the(terms(we(have(encountered(from(the(first(two( projects.)( GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG( Reference(the(PowerPoint(presentations(on(MOODLE,(the(Internet,(or(your(textbook(for(further( information(about(the(following:( ( Describe(the(type(of(lines(used(in(the(image:(Contour(Lines,(Gesture(Drawing,(Volume(Summary,( Calligraphic(Lines,(and(Organizational(Lines.(( ( Does(the(artist(use(implied(lines?(Remember(that(implied(lines(can(be(visually(constructed(through(the( placement(of(objects(etc.(in(an(image.( ( How(is(the(artist/employing(“Line(Qualityâ€?( !
Orientation:(Horizontal,(Vertical,(Diagonal,(Curved?( ! Direction:(refers(to(implied(movement(of(a(line.(Line(weight(can(accentuate(direction.( ! Degree(of(Continuity:((or(linear(flow)(can(enhance(direction.( ! Medium((materials):(each(medium(can(be(used(to(produce(a(range( of(distinctive(lines.( ( Line(Quality(and(Expressive(Intent:(how(has(the(artist(used(the(line(quality(to( generate(their(expressive( intent?( ( Describe(the(line(linear(networks(that(the(artist(is(using:(Hatching,(CrossGHatching,(CrossGContour,(Stippling( (dots)( ( Describe(how(the(composition(is(organized.(How(does(the(viewer(move(through(the(work?(Does(the( artist(employ(the(Rule(of(Thirds?(Describe(how(you(feel(looking(at(the(artwork…does(it(feel(balanced( and(just(right(or(does(something(need(to(be(added(or(does(something(need(to(be(taken(away?(Describe( what(you(would(change(if(you(feel(that(the(artwork(is(not(unified.( ( Describe(how(the(artist(is(using(positive(space(and(negative(space.( ( Describe(the(way(that(the(artist(was(able(to(make(their(artwork(demonstrate(“Unityâ€.( ( Describe(how(the(artist(was(able(to(make(their(artwork(demonstrate(“Repetitionâ€.( ( Describe(how(the(artist(was(able(to(make(their(artwork(demonstrate(“Varietyâ€.( ( Describe(how(the(artist(was(able(to(make(their(artwork(demonstrate(“Rhythmâ€.( Did(the(artist(use(“regular(rhythmâ€,(“progressive(rhythmâ€,(“flowing(rhythmâ€(or(“alternating(rhythmâ€?( Describe(how(this(was(achieved.( ( Did(the(artist(use(objective(shapes(or(nonobjective(shapes?(Please(explain.( ( Is(the(artwork(objective(or(nonobjective?(Please(explain.( GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG( ( ( ( ( ( ( ADDITIONAL(QUESTIONS(( Consider(the(following(when(writing(your(critical(review:( Formal(aspects:(( " Medium:(What(is(the(medium(the(artist(is(using?(Why(is(the(artist(using(this(particular(medium?( What(are(the(advantages(or(disadvantages(concerning(conveyance(of(content(through(the( selected(medium?((Medium=graphite,(paint,(mixed(media,(etc.)( " Line:(What(qualities(of(line(are(used?(What(does(this(use(of(line(achieve?(( " Color:(Are(the(colors(bright(or(muted?(Are(they(expressive(or(realistic?(Are(they(warm((red( family(or(cool((blue(family)?( " Light,(Value:(Where(is(the(light(source?(How(is(the(light(used(to(communicate(to(the(viewer?(How( is(shadow(used?(Is(the(light(realistic(or(did(the(artist(take(liberties?(How(is(value(used?(Is(the( light(source(found(inside(the(image(or(outside(the(picture frame?(Is(the( light(consistent?(Is(light( used(to(emphasize(a(particular(area(of(the(image?(Does(the(light(generate(a(particular(mood?( " Texture:(What(are(the(surfaces(like?(Are(they(Actual(Textures(or(Visual(textures,((simulated( texture)?(How(do(the(textures(help(the(artist(tell(their(story?( " Space:(How(has(the(artist(used(space?(Is(there(a(sense(of(shallow(space(or(deep(space?(How(does( this(sense(of(space(affect(you(when(you(are(viewing(the(artwork?(Did(the(artist(use(linear( perspective(or(atmospheric(perspective?(Did(the(artist(use(overlapping(or(selective(placement(of( elements(on(the(picture(plane?((Foreground,(middle(ground,(background)( " Composition:(How(does(the(artist(move(the(viewer(through(the(work(of(art?(How(does(the( composition(convey(the(artwork’s(content?(What(is(the(focal(point((the(first(thing(your(see(in(an( image)?(Talk(about(how(the(positive(space(and(the(negative(space(are(used?( " Balance:(Discuss(the(type(of(balance(used(by(the(artist(in(the(composition?(How(is(the(visual( weight(distributed?(Is(the(work(symmetrical,(asymmetrical,(or(does(it(demonstrate(any(radial( balance?( " Rhythm/Repetition/Pattern:(Does(the(artwork(convey(a(sense(of(rhythm?(How(is(this(achieved?( How(does(the(artist(utilize(repetition?(How(does(the(artist(utilize(pattern?(How(do(these( contribute(to(a(sense(of(unity?( " Shape:(Did(the(artist(use(geometric(shapes(or(organic(shapes?(Are(these(shapes(dominant_and( how(do(they(convey(meaning?( " Variety:(How(has(the(artist(used(variety(to(create(visual(interest?((Variety=spice)( " Emphasis:(What(is(the(first(thing(that(you(notice(when(you(look(at(the(art(piece?(Why?(What(is(it( about(the(arrangement(of(the(parts(of(the(artwork(that(draws(your(attention(to(it?( " Proportion(and(Scale:(How(has(proportion(and( scale(been(used(by(the(artist?(Is(the(proportion( and(scale(of(the(imagery(realistic(or(expressive?(What(is(the(artist’s(intention(in(changing(the( proportions(and(scale?(( " Unity:(How(does(the(entire(art(piece(work(as(a(whole?(Is(it(pleasing(in(areas(yet(other(areas(are( not(as(strong(visually?(Is(it(pleasing(overall(yet(with(some(areas(that(are(not(as(successful?(Do( you(think(it(was(an(intentional(effect(by(the(artist?(( Content:( What(is(the(artist(trying(to(communicate(to(the(viewer?(( What(do(you(think(the(artwork(means?(( What(does(the(actual(imagery(convey?( What(does(the(actual(imagery(mean(to(you(personally?(( What(is(the(subject(matter?(( What(type(of(imagery(is(used?((landscape,(portrait,(still(life,(abstract…)(( Is(the(imagery(objective(or(nonGobjective?(( What(is(the(mood,(or(emotion(is(the(artist(attempting(to(communicate(to(the(viewer?(( Is(symbolism(used?(( Are(there(obvious(historical,(cultural,(or(technological(influences?((( Generally(talk(about(what(is(going(on(in(the(artwork…( Describe:(( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( What(is(the(title(of(the(work(of(art?(Who(created(it?((Look(at(the(label(next(to(the(artwork…)( What(is(the(medium(of(the(work(of(art?((Acrylic,(Oil,(Pen(&(Ink(.(.(.(( What(is(represented(in(the(artwork?(Who(is(represented(in(the(artwork?(( Is(it(a(myth?(A(landscape?(A(portrait?(A(seascape?(A(religious(scene?(A(social(statement?( Take(an(inventory(of(what(you(see.((List(everything(that(is(in(front(of(you.((Imagine(that(you(are(taking(a( report,(do(not(leave(anything(out.((Write(in(such(a(way(that(the(person(who(is(reading(the(analysis(can( get(a(mind's(eye(view(of(what(is(in(the(painting.(( ( What(is(the(artist’s(intent?( What(is(your(initial(reaction(to(it?(( How(has(the(artist(utilized(the(elements(of(composition,(line,(value,(texture,(space,(color(and(shape(to( create(this(mood,(or(establish(the(content(of(the(work?(( How(would(you(describe(the(line(quality?(( How(do(the(elements(of(composition,(draw(you(into(the(painting?(( How(does(the(line(quality,(color(relationships,(shapes,(spatial(considerations,(textural(surfaces( contribute(to(the(understanding(of(the(painting's(content?(( Has(the(artist(used(dramatic(light(and(dark(lighting(effects,(much(like(stage(lighting((chiaroscuro)(effects( in(the(painting(or(work(of(art?(( Where(are(you(the(viewer(in(relationship(to(the(artwork?(( Are(forms(organized(on(a(flat(plane(or(are(they(set(deep(into(space?(How(does(the(artist(achieve(this?(( What(objects(are(low(on(the(compositional(plane?((What(objects(are(high?(( What(objects(or(figures(are(clear(and( distinct?((What(objects(are(blurry?(( How(is(compositional(balance(achieved(in(the(artwork?((Rule(of(thirds…)( What(are(the(relationships(of(the(elements(of(composition(to(the(overall(meaning(of(the(work(of(art?(( ( Interpretation:(( What(does(the(painting("say"(to(you(personally?(( What(is(the(function(of(this(work(of(art?(( What(connection(do(you(see(between(subject(matter,and(the(techniques(used?(( How(successful(has(the(artist(been(in(presenting(and(synthesizing(the(elements(of(composition(with(the( overall(content(of(the( work(of(art?(( What(is(your(subjective(reaction(to(the(work(of(art?(( What(is(the(cultural(meaning(and(context(of(the(work(of(art?(( How(does(the(work(of(art(reflect(the(social,(political,(aesthetic,(psychological,(or(cultural(ideas(of(its( time?(( How(are(the(attributes(of(artist's(individual(style(examined(and(explored(in(this(particular(work?(( What(is(the(function(of(the(work?(( Who(might(the(audience(or(buyer(be(for(this(piece?(( How(do(others(react(to(this(work?((How(do(they(interpret(it?( ( ( ( (