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Intro to Design Ch 2
Intro to Design Chapter 2 New Ulm
Question | Answer |
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Criteria | Personal standards of judgment. |
Art criticism | An organized system of studying a work of art. |
Aesthetic experience | Personal interaction with the artwork, how you interpret the work based on your own experiences. |
What are the steps of art criticism? | Description Analysis Interpretation Judgement |
Description | A mental or written list of what you see. Only facts, no guesses. |
Analysis | Examine the work and discover how the artist has organized it using the elements of design. |
Interpretation | Explain or tell the meaning of the piece as you see it. |
Judgement | Determine that artistic merit of the piece, give your opinion, tell what you like or dislike. |
Aesthetic theories | literal, design, and expressive qualities |
Literal qualities | The realistic qualities that appear in the subject of the work. |
Design qualities | How well the work is organized. |
Expressive qualities | Communicate ideas or moods |
Imitationalism | The aesthetic theory that focuses on realistic presentation |
Formalism | The aesthetic theory that places emphasis on the design and the arrangement of the elements of art. |
Emotionalism | The aesthetic theory that uses a strong communication of feelings, moods, or ideas from the work to the viewer |