When you start creating your own art, it is important to learn from those who have done it before you. Pick a variety of artists who inspire you, talk about them in your research and respond to them with your own pictures.
TO START WITH... COPY THEIR WORK. IT'S THE BEST WAY TO LEARN. You can write a lot about a single artwork when you know what you are looking for. Practice reading through the questions below when looking at a picture, like the one above by Agnes Cecile, and see how many you can answer: Remember. Recall what you already know about Art. Remind yourself of key terms and concepts. Understand. What do you see in this picture? What words would you use to describe it? How would you describe this picture to a person who could not see it? What things do you recognise in this picture? What is the genre of this picture? (still life, portrait, landscape, architecture, abstract, conceptual, etc.) Apply. What does this picture remind you of? Is this a naturalistic or abstract image? What media was this made with? (paint, pencil, etc). How can you tell? Which Formal Elements seem important? How would you describe the lines in this picture? The shapes/forms? The colours/tones? The textures and patterns? How has the artist captured the light in this image? How is space represented in this picture (foreground, middle ground, background)? How is this picture different from real life? Analyse. Which part of the picture strikes you as most interesting - captivating, surprising, puzzling, mysterious? Why? How has the flattening of space (3D to 2D) affected our view of the subject? What questions would you ask the artist about this work, if s/he were here? What can you discover about this image and the work of this artist through research? How does this new knowledge affect your understanding of the work? Interpret. What title would you give to this image? What made you decide on that title? What other titles could we give it? What do you think this image is about (its themes or big ideas)? How did you decide? Pretend you are inside this picture. What does it feel like? What do you think it would be like to live in this picture? What makes you think that? Why do you suppose the artist made this image? What makes you think that? Does this picture remind you of other images that you know? Evaluate and Create. What do you think is effective about this picture? What doesn’t work so well? What do you think other people would say about this work? Why do you think that? What do you think is worth remembering about this image? Create a response to this image. What did you choose to create and why? How does it compare to the original? What have you learned from exploring this work of art? You can find a wide variety of great artists at art2day.com and on Pinterest |