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| art criticism | a method oe evaluating how and why an artist created his work |
| 4 areas of art criticism | description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation |
| analysis | in art criticism, telling which art element and design principles an artist used and where they occur |
| interpretation | what the artist's message or meaning is in a work |
| evaluation | how well an artist conveys his message and why you think that |
| line | what artists use to record what they see |
| value | light and dark |
| color | hue |
| intensity | brightness or dullness of a color |
| tint | a color with white added to it |
| shade | a color with black added to it |
| shape | flat 2-dimensional object |
| form | an object with 3 dimensions (length, width, depth) |
| texture | the way an object or work looks like it feels or how it feels (tactile qualitites) |
| space | the illusion of depth |
| balance | a sense of equilibrium in a work |
| symmetrical balance | both sides of a work are the same |
| asymmetrical balance | one side of a work is balanced by the other side in an unequal way |
| radial balance | balance coming from a central point |
| contrast | great differences in value, color, shape, line, etc. |
| pattern | repeated design |
| rhythm | repetition of line, shape, or color |
| movement | how your eye moves through a painting |
| gradation | gradual change of an element (like value or color) |
| variety | having a change in the color, shape, line, form, etc. of a work |
| unity | all aspects of a work go together |
| composition | the way objects in an art work are arranged |
| art | visual communication that demands a response |
