1. Choose two of the artworks below from your textbook.  William Hartnett's A Smoke Backstage on page 9, fig. 1.9. Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. V on page 16, fig. 1.21. Titian, Bacchus, and Ariadne, p. 25, fig. 2.9. Degas, Jockeys Before the Race, p. 74, fig. 4.10. 2. Use the help sheet and example critique below to write your critiques. Be sure to use the terms for your Analysis: Formal elements: line, shape, form, value, texture, space, color. Principles of art: balance, emphasis, harmony, variety, gradation, movement, rhythm, proportion, space. Craftsmanship refers to the medium (materials) and techniques that the artist used. The questions to address under Historical Precedence are: Does this piece recall a previous work (from any artist or time period)? Does it reflect or reject a traditional treatment of the subject? Does it contain elements typical of a previous artistic period/style? And finally, give your Interpretation of the work: What does this work mean to the intended audience? For whom was this work made? Why was this work made? What is the artist trying to communicate? What signs/symbols does the artist employ to communicate this message? What feelings or emotions does this work elicit? How is this achieved?

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1. Choose two of the artworks below from your textbook. 

  • William Hartnett's A Smoke Backstage on page 9, fig. 1.9.
  • Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. V on page 16, fig. 1.21.
  • Titian, Bacchus, and Ariadne, p. 25, fig. 2.9.
  • Degas, Jockeys Before the Race, p. 74, fig. 4.10.

2. Use the help sheet and example critique below to write your critiques.

    • Be sure to use the terms for your Analysis:
      • Formal elements: line, shape, form, value, texture, space, color.
      • Principles of art: balance, emphasis, harmony, variety, gradation, movement, rhythm, proportion, space.
    • Craftsmanship refers to the medium (materials) and techniques that the artist used.
    • The questions to address under Historical Precedence are: Does this piece recall a previous work (from any artist or time period)? Does it reflect or reject a traditional treatment of the subject? Does it contain elements typical of a previous artistic period/style?
    • And finally, give your Interpretation of the work: What does this work mean to the intended audience? For whom was this work made? Why was this work made? What is the artist trying to communicate? What signs/symbols does the artist employ to communicate this message? What feelings or emotions does this work elicit? How is this achieved?
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For whom was this work made? Why was this work made?
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What signs/symbols does the artist employ to communicate this message?
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