Find a work of art at a local gallery, museum, or other and write a 500-word critique for it using your prior knowledge from the previous modules to complete

Grade 9 Imagegraphy – AWQ101

CRITICAL ANALYSIS PROMPTS

DESCRIPTION

• Pretend you are inside this image. What would you HEAR, SEE, SMELL?

• How would you DESCRIBE this image to a person who could not see it?

• What WORDS would you use to describe this image?

• Is this REALISTIC, ABSTRACT, or NON-OBJECTIVE? Explain

ANALYSIS

• How is the element of LINE used in this image?

• How is the element of SHAPE used in this image?

• How is the element of Texture used in this image?

• How is the element of SPACE used in this image?

• How is the element of VALUE used in this image?

• How is the element of FORM used in this image?

• Explain how this image uses the RULE OF THIRDS?

• Explain, technically, why some things are in FOCUS and others are not.

• Does this image have more POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE space? Explain.

• How is the element of PATTERN used in this image?

• How is the principle of BALANCE used in this image?

• How is the principle of UNITY used in this image?

• How is the principle of RHYTHM used in this image?…MOVEMENT, VARIETY, CONTRAST,

EMPHASIS, PROPORTION?

Grade 9 Imagegraphy – AWQ101

INTERPRETATION

• Pretend you are inside this image. How does it FEEL?

• Pretend you are inside this image. What would you HEAR, SEE, SMELL?

• Make up a quick STORY to explain the image.

• What do you think is worth remembering about this image?

• What do you think happens AFTER this image?

• What do you think will happen NEXT in this image?

• What do you think is the most IMPORTANT part of this image?

• What title would you give this image? Why?

• What song does this image remind you of?

• What BOOK does this image remind you of?

• What MOVIE does this image remind you of?

JUDGEMENT

• What is SUCCESSFUL about the image? What could be IMPROVED?

• What GRADE would you give the artist for this work? Why?

• Does this image have a successful FOCAL POINT? Why or why not?

• Does this image have good CONTRAST of black, white & grey?

• How is POINT of VIEW used to make this a successful image?

• What would you do with this work if you OWNED it?

• If I were the ARTIST I would have….

• What was your first REACTION to this image and what caused it?

• If this image were a person, what JOB/CAREER would it want to have?

• Is this REAL or DREAMLIKE? Explain.

• Refer to the 3 aesthetic qualities: FORMALISIM, IMITATIONALISM, EMOTIONALISM.