Question 1
A.
When I first started this class I knew very little about art criticism. This is my first "real" art class. I obviously knew that artists were constantly criticize but I didn't know what specific things were looked at. I wasn't very comfortable with evaluating the work of others. When looking at art I just looked at the big picture and not specific details. I didn't know enough about art to look at specific details and criticize them. However, I was able to criticize my own artwork. I always had an idea of what I wanted the final project to look like so if it didn't look exactly like that or wasn't perfect then I was not satisfied.
B.
I've learned how to look at specific details such as color choice, brush technique, and medium. When creating or criticizing a piece of work I carefully consider every aspect of the artwork. What color contrasts perfectly? Do I want a dark gloomy theme with charcoal or a light theme with colored pencils? Every single detail is important and it contributes to the overall idea of the artwork. I originally created the Starbucks cup below with a white sticker sheet. My teacher suggested that I chose a color for it since that was the main focus of the piece. We went through a huge ordeal that involved going to consult a neighboring teacher about color choice. Every single thing is important. If I had chosen to use a different color for the sticker sheet the whole piece would have changed. When looking at other people's work I try to understand the message they were trying to achieve. I look at specific details and how they relate to the overarching theme. The way that I look at art has completely changed since I took this class.
A.
When I first started this class I knew very little about art criticism. This is my first "real" art class. I obviously knew that artists were constantly criticize but I didn't know what specific things were looked at. I wasn't very comfortable with evaluating the work of others. When looking at art I just looked at the big picture and not specific details. I didn't know enough about art to look at specific details and criticize them. However, I was able to criticize my own artwork. I always had an idea of what I wanted the final project to look like so if it didn't look exactly like that or wasn't perfect then I was not satisfied.
B.
I've learned how to look at specific details such as color choice, brush technique, and medium. When creating or criticizing a piece of work I carefully consider every aspect of the artwork. What color contrasts perfectly? Do I want a dark gloomy theme with charcoal or a light theme with colored pencils? Every single detail is important and it contributes to the overall idea of the artwork. I originally created the Starbucks cup below with a white sticker sheet. My teacher suggested that I chose a color for it since that was the main focus of the piece. We went through a huge ordeal that involved going to consult a neighboring teacher about color choice. Every single thing is important. If I had chosen to use a different color for the sticker sheet the whole piece would have changed. When looking at other people's work I try to understand the message they were trying to achieve. I look at specific details and how they relate to the overarching theme. The way that I look at art has completely changed since I took this class.
Question 2
A.
Tying it back to the last question one of the most important things I've learned is how every detail can help support the artwork. Small details is extremely important in art. My wave picture shows this. Each brush stroke is important and they all work together to create a cool wave. The orange is in the water near the sun to show how it is sunrise. There are a lot of small details in this piece. The sky color was chosen to not take away from the ocean. This ocean and sun are where the focus is. I thought a lot about each color I used. Something else I learned was how to correctly use different mediums. Before this class I had almost no experience with anything but pencils. Now I have experience with acrylic paint, water colors, clay, markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, charcoal, printing, ink, and others. Every single one of these techniques can be used to convey a different message. The artwork below actually is made using three different mediums, charcoal, pastel, and pastel. Notice how every single picture looks extremely different yet they all come together into one piece of artwork.I'm extremely proud of this particular piece of art. Something else that I learned is that art can mean a lot of things. I used to have a very linear idea of what art was. When I thought of art I thought of beautiful pictures of nature. Now I can see the beauty in simple and abstract things.
A.
Tying it back to the last question one of the most important things I've learned is how every detail can help support the artwork. Small details is extremely important in art. My wave picture shows this. Each brush stroke is important and they all work together to create a cool wave. The orange is in the water near the sun to show how it is sunrise. There are a lot of small details in this piece. The sky color was chosen to not take away from the ocean. This ocean and sun are where the focus is. I thought a lot about each color I used. Something else I learned was how to correctly use different mediums. Before this class I had almost no experience with anything but pencils. Now I have experience with acrylic paint, water colors, clay, markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, charcoal, printing, ink, and others. Every single one of these techniques can be used to convey a different message. The artwork below actually is made using three different mediums, charcoal, pastel, and pastel. Notice how every single picture looks extremely different yet they all come together into one piece of artwork.I'm extremely proud of this particular piece of art. Something else that I learned is that art can mean a lot of things. I used to have a very linear idea of what art was. When I thought of art I thought of beautiful pictures of nature. Now I can see the beauty in simple and abstract things.