The art criticism process has four main steps. The First step is to describe, tell exactly what you see. The second step is to analyze, use the elements principles to reflect upon the art form. The third step is to interpret the piece considering the following questions: what is the artist trying to say, what is the historical milieu that surrounds the work of art, and why was the work of art created in this particular style. The fourth and final step to this process is to evaluate, how successful/ important is the work of art. This piece is a charcoal piece of a broken conch like seashell. This piece has two shadows. A really dark shadow and another lighter one. The background of the piece is a cloud gray. There is a spiral like pattern on the top of the shell. At first the shell only had medium tones to it. I used the charcoal stick to add more dark values to it. I also used my finger to smooth out any harsh edges that were produced by the charcoal. I used my eraser to create lighter values and highlights in the piece. The angle of of the shell gives the piece a good perspective. There are many curves and ridges that are pronounced using the charcoal to create shadows on top of the actual shell itself. The piece is darker towards the top of the shell so the shell can stand out. The highlights and shadows of the piece give the piece a nice contrast. This piece has texture because of the lines and patterns on the shell that make the ridges look more realistic. The shell has a nice composition, it is not in the very center of the piece. There is a lot of emphasis on the broken part of the shell. I also exaggerated some of the darker values to make the piece more balanced. As you can see near the top of the shell the charcoal is darker. This piece represents the sea. I love the sea and often go to the beach with my friends and family. This shell reminded me of the times I used to collect seashells with my friends and family. I used charcoal for this piece to emphasize the value changes and highlights of the piece. I also used charcoal because the seashell was an ash gray color. This piece was very successful because of the value I added. Especially the darker value that made it more realistic. This was also my first time using only charcoal as a medium for the entire piece. I was really satisfied by how the highlights made the piece look more three dimensional then I could have done with just pencil. Artistic style is the unique styles in which pieces of art look. Some styles include hyper-realistic, abstract, anime, etc. Different art styles depict objects differently. This means that an object in one style could look nothing like the same object in a different style. Styles of art can also depend on where you are in the world and whom you learned drawing from. Above are two of my pieces of artwork that I made. One of them is in a Disney style piece while on the other hand the other one is a more of a realistic style of drawing. This warm up really helped me so much. Hands are one of the hardest things to draw for me. This activity made me understand how to shade and draw hands. This warm up also helped me with the proportions of the fingers and the palm. This also helped me with drawing objects with a source right in front of me and taught me how to draw exactly what I see. From this warm up I learned how to draw nails depending on the angle of perspective on the hand. This acrylic sunset painting reflects me as an individual. That is because this painting was based off of a picture taken off of my back deck. Often I go there to watch the sun rays shine through the forest of trees that line the horizon. I also enjoy gazing up at the stars in the vast sky at night. I go there to ponder and reflect on things. This place has a crucial role for my family too. My family and I come outside once in a while to barbecue meat on the deck. This place has a significant meaning to me and I think I did a good job expressing the importance of this place in my life on the canvas.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
October 2016
Categories |