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Intro to Design Ch 2
Intro to Design Chapter 2 New Ulm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |