Analyzing Artwork

1. Look at the artwork very carefully – what do you see? How would you describe it to a blind person?


2. How did the artist work with the “visual elements”? (how were lines, shapes, colors, textures, and/or values used? What is emphasized? What do you notice most?)


3. What meaning, mood, or message is communicated by this artwork? What do you think the artist wanted to communicate?


4. Judge the artwork – what do you like about it? (Hint: see #1,2, & 3)  Is it “meaningful” to you?

1. This artwork best matches what “style” or art movement?


2. What was going on in the world that might have had an impact on this artist? Or is there anything in the artwork that connects to other events?


How is this artwork judged by art historians and critics?