For Sept 24th

We are now going to pick back up on the readings.  Read pages 210 -215. Look for hue, value, intensity/saturation, temperature, contrast, symbolic color, actual time, implied time and viewing time.

Bring your safety glasses, tape measure (15' or more), pencil, sandpaper (80, 120, and 220 grit) and x-acto to the next class.

When looking at a work of art, you might be asked to:

Describe it.

What kinds of things do you see in this piece? What else do you see?

What words would you use to describe this piece? What other words might we use?

How would you describe the lines in this piece? The shapes? The colors? What does this piece show?

Look at this piece for a moment. What observations can you make about it?

How would you describe this piece to a person who could not see it?

Relate it.

What does this piece remind you of?

What things do you recognize in this piece? What things seem new to you?

How is this piece like the one we just saw? What are some important differences?

What do these two pieces have in common?

How is this picture different from real life?

What interests you most about this work of art?

Analyze it.

Which objects seems closer to you? Further away?

What can you tell me about the colors in this piece?

What color is used the most in this piece?

What makes this piece look crowded?

What do you think is the most important part of this piece?

How do you think the artist made this work?

What questions would you ask the artist about this work, if s/he were here?

Interpret it.

What title would you give to this piece? What made you decide on that title?

What other titles could we give it?

What do you think is happening in this piece?

What sounds would this piece make (if it could)?

What do you think is going on in this picture? How did you arrive at that idea?

What do you think this piece is about? How did you come up that idea?

Pretend you are inside this piece. What does it feel like?

What do you think this (object) was used for? How did you arrive at that idea?

Why do you suppose the artist made this piece? What makes you think that?

What do you think it would be like to live in this piece? What makes you think that?

Evaluate it.

What do you think is good about this piece? What is not so good?

Do you think the person who made this did a good or bad job? What makes you think so?

Why do you think other people should see this work of art?

What do you think other people would say about this work? Why do you think that?

What grade would you give the artist for this work? How did you arrive at that grade?

What would you do with this work if you owned it?

What do you think is worth remembering about this piece?