Creating a Mini Art Gallery

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In class, we are creating Mini Art Galleries with six famous works of art. Each student will be a the curator of an art exhibit! So far, each student has selected a Picasso painting and a Japanese wood print. We are carefully observing our artworks and preparing commentary and critiques to eventually “tour” people through our galleries.

In class, we have talked about how to prepare our commentaries.

Here are the criteria we have come up with:

Principles and Elements of Design – how do these impact the way you feel about the piece of art?
-texture
-pattern
-colour – complementary colours, hot and cold, analogous, monochromatic
-shape
-space
-lines
-form
-focus
-balance
-rhythm – repeating sort of pattern
-contrast
-harmony
-unity
Questions you might ask when looking at art
-what is the story?
-what does the title mean?
-what is the style of art? (abstract, realistic…)
-who is the portrait of? What is his or her story?
-is it a portrait? A landscape? A still life?
-who made it? What is his or her story? When did he or she paint it?
-What else was going on in the world when the artist created this work?
-what materials were used?
-is it collage? Painting? Sculpture?
-what feelings are evoked in the viewer?
-what I see…
-what I feel…
-what I hear…
-what I wonder….
-how does this compare to other art I’ve seen?

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