VA Comp

Assessment 2
Art Criticism

Kyoto School Artist Unknown

Deer, Pine, and Bat

Description
What can you learn from the title of the
artwork?
That there is a Bat, Deer, and a pine branch

Description
What subjects in the artwork can you
recognize?
I can recognize animals and pine treees

Description
Looking at the elements of design, describe
what qualities you see.
I see lots of space, organized shapes, color,
and contrast

Description
What media and techniques did the artist
use?
The techniques that the artist used is
shading blending

Analysis
Emphasis: Is there a dominant element or
focal point that you see first?
Yes, color is the balanced element because
it has a lot of contrast

Analysis
Balance: Is there a special balance, or
weight, among the elements? What mood
does it create?
Yes, shape is balanced element because the
animal is in proportion

Analysis
Proportion: Do the proportions look normal,
ideal, or unusual? Why?
Yes, it looks ideal because its body is in
proportion

Analysis
Pattern: Are elements repeated to create a
pattern? Where? Why? Yes, because color
is repeated in many areas to create contrast

Analysis
Rhythm or Movement: What visual rhythms
or paths of movement do your eyes follow?
Where? Why?
My eyes start on the right side and move
upward to the branch

Analysis
Unity and Variety: What elements bring
together, or unify many parts of the design.
Why? What elements add variety? Why?
The dark colors contrast with the light colors

Interpretation
Is there symbolism in the artwork? What do
you think it means?
I think the painting means the artist has an
empty life because his painting was very
empty

Interpretation
What feeling do you think the artist wanted
to give the viewer when looking at the work?
I think he wanted to give the viewer an
empty feeling

Interpretation
Does the work remind you of other things
you have experienced?
It reminds me of when a deer walked into
my carport and sat down

Interpretation
How does the work relate to other ideas or
events in the world and/or in your other
classes?
It relates to other events because it is very
bland

Judgment
What parts of the work make you feel it is a
success or failure?
This work is an achievement because it
used space and contrast together. There
was space between the objects and the
space

Judgment
What criteria can you list to help others
judge this work?
The artwork has very good contrast,
shading, blending, and its organized

Judgment
How unique is the work? Why do you feel
this work is or is not unique?
This artwork is unique because it is less
complex and original

Judgment
What are some improvements you feel the
artist could have made to the work?
More color could have been added because
the artwork did not consist of many colors