Our Procedure is Art Criticism
Art criticism involves a specific way of looking at a work of art. You can make judgement about art without being a professional artist, all you need to do is learn to look (see) and think about what you are seeing. Critiquing a work of art is like playing detective. You must assume that the artist has a secret message hidden.
We will apply this using a famous painting, titled Guernica, by Pablo Picasso.
Title: Guernica
by Pablo Picasso
Oil painting in 1937
Size: 11'5" x 25'6"
Standards:
Students will demonstrate skills, understanding, and knowledge of imagery in contextual relationships to effective messaging and its impact on cultural anthropology.
• Exhibit knowledge of the history of visual arts and design and its impact on society.
• Evaluate technological advances within the visual arts and design industry.
• Analyze common and divergent characteristics of art and applied art evident across time and among cultural groups.
• Compare the power of visual art to communicate universal concepts.
• Compare a variety of historical and cultural contexts used in works of art.
The process:
Literacy 2
Interpretation of Guernica, by Picasso
Your name:
Description
List 7 things or objects you see, such as people, furniture, trees, clouds.
What is happening?
Analysis
How is line used?
What kinds of shapes are used?
What are the colors?
How art lights and darks used?
How is space used?
How do lines, shapes, colors and light and dark interact with each other?
How is everything organized?
Interpretation
What feeling or mood do you get when you look at the artwork?
What is the artist trying to communicate? Make guesses that are supported by what you see in the work. Your interpretation can be based on your feelings, but must be backed by the visual facts and clues you collected when you were describing and analyzing.
There are images in the painting that represent or symbolize something else. List one, describe what it symbolizes, using your clues and facts to support your statement.
What do you think this painting is about?
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Now, teacher explains what happened historically using the images below
Now, teacher explains what happened historically using the images below
'Guernica' was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title 'Guernica' refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war.
A detailed explanation of the painting and symbolism within it
http://www.spanish-art.org/spanish-painting-guernica.html
1. Imitationalism/Realism - The artist rendered the images in a realistic manner. It is easy to discern the subject because of the realistic quality of the art.
2. Formalism/Composition - The artist was adept in using the elements and principles of design in the artwork. (This also refers to the placement, contrast, and interaction of all parts of the work.)
3. Emotionalism/Feelings - The artist did a good job of evoking an emotion or feeling from me.
Technological advances
