• Art Criticism: Art criticism is responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works of art.

2. When Critiquing you must use the following four steps/slides in sequence!
3. The Four Steps:
   1. Describe
   2. Analyze
   3. Interpret
   4. Evaluate/Judgement

Step One: Description

• FIRST- Write down the Title, Author, Date and Style of the Artwork.
• Make a list of all the things they you see in the work.
• Describe the subject matter.  (What it is about, what is happening, if there is no subject describe the elements)
• Do not make any kind of judgment about the work. 
• It is Important to carefully, non-judgmentally observe the art.
• Step Two: Analysis

• Pay close attention to which art elements the artist used. Line, Shape, Color, Value, Texture & Space.  (Form is 3-d and will not apply to painting critiques)

• LOOK for ways the elements were used to organize the composition by noting the principles of art:  rhythm, balance, movement, proportion, variety, emphasis, and unity.

Step Three: Interpretation

• List any feelings or moods you get from the artwork. This is the part that you interpret what the meaning of the artwork is. 

• Think creatively and imaginatively at this stage. 

• Base your interpretation on what you’ve concluded in the first two steps of the critique process.

Step Four: Judgment/Evaluation

• Decide whether the work is successful or has merit is it important. 

• Support your judgment with evidence from the first three steps.