Artist Analysis START! Write down the artist’s name, date it was made and title of the art work. If possible write down where you found the image – web page, book title. 4.Mood Does the work have a title and does this affect the way you interpret the artwork? How does the colour relate to mood? Does the work affect you the viewer in any way? Does it convey feelings about life? What do you think the artist was thinking when producing the work? Does the material selected create connections for you? Why do you think the artist chose to create the image in the way that they did? Have they used the process effectively to suggest a meaning to their full potential? 1.Content What do you know about the artist? What do you know about the culture that surrounded the artist? What is interesting to you about the image? Draw some or all of the image. 3.Form How has the image been made and arranged? Is there a focal point in the image and does it affirm the works message? Are there any recurring shapes, lines, forms that determine the design of the artwork? Is there any texture? Are there any shapes joined together? Does colour affect the mood? Sentence starters I can see that the artist has tried to show …… in this image because …….. I have made a sketch showing how the artist has used ……. in their composition. Sentence starters I read that the artist created the artwork………. When I read about the artwork I notice that at the time it was made …………. When I saw this artwork it reminded me of my own work because ………….. I find the work interesting because ……………………. The artwork’s ideas Sentence starters influenced my current ideas because …….. When I studied the image by …… I noticed that they had made the artwork with ………… When I looked closely at the image I could see that ……… I can see that the artist has used …….. and I tried to use this technique in my art work by………….. I read that the artist had experimented with …….. What type of genre is the artwork eg, portraiture, landscape, abstract, still life, surreal, memory? Was the subject matter, observed directly, remembered or imagined? Does it reference any style? Sentence starters The subject matter is about .. The style of the artwork references …… I like how the artist has imagined/observed ……… The subject matter relates to my ideas because…….. 2.Process How was the artwork made and what was it made with? What material, tools, processes and techniques did the artist use? What stages of manipulation has the artwork gone through? What skills does the artist use to create the artwork? Is the artwork collaged, digitally manipulated, assimilated, layered, printed, drawn, painted? Keywords Key words CONTENT Context, culture, intention, ideas, ideology, issues, abstract, distorted, emotional, three dimensional, emotional, fantasy, figurative, impressionistic, observational, realistic, landscape, interior, exterior, surreal, non representational, pattern, portrait, sentimental, religious, still life, symbolic, installation, site specific, style. Key words PROCESS Assemblage, collage, carving, ceramic, drawing, etching, model, mural, painting, photograph, video, sculpture, print, coarse, flat, impasto, jagged, matt, rough, scumble, shiny, smooth, splatter, thin, wash, layer, mechanical, handmade, digital, ready made, appropriation. Key words FORM Material, Line, tone, form, colour, shape, composition, texture, foreground, proportion, background, perspective, sharp, symmetry, complex, angular, fluent, intense, image, sculpt, decorate, natural, scale, repetition, vibrant. Key words MOOD Atmospheric, challenging, disturbing, harmonious, delicate, cool, depressing imposing, nostalgic, humorous, expressive, formal, awe-inspiring, sublime, provocative. Don’t forget! Write the title of the art work, date and the artist’s name. Don’t forget! Use the sentence starters to help your annotation to sound personal. Don’t forget! To draw the artwork to explain your analysis. Zoom in on sections to explain the process or form.
