Art Criticism: Describing, Analyzing,
and Interpreting Artwork
Artist: Charles E. Burchfield
Title of work: Orion and the Moon
Media: private collection
Date:1893- 1917
1.
Be receptive - i like how the artist surrounds the moon and the tree with the house.
2.
Description – i see a a house, a tree, a moon, and the sky. the tree has some form of characters such as an eye and a nose starring at the house.
3.
Formal analysis – lines, colors, and shapes were clearly used to give the view a picture or a representation of the artist intention.
4. Bracketing - it reminds me of an abandon house with a mysterious background.
5. Interpretation - (content) i think the artist was trying to show nature in an environment lacking the presence of occupants.
Title of work: Song of the Tree Cricket
Media: anonymous donor
Date:1893-1967
1. Be receptive: great use of color to differentiate between the crickets and the tree branches.
2. Description – a tropical forest with crickets in it.
3. Formal analysis – coloring played an important role in this painting because of how the author differentiate the tree branches and the cricket.
4. Bracketing - reminded my of a tropical forest with crickets.
5. Interpretation - Crickets lives on trees and appear to sing or come out when its dark.
Title of work: The Mother and Two of Her Five Children Who Live in That House in Marrowbone Creek, Pikeville
Media:
Date: 1936
1. Be receptive - great caption of a depressed mother, the viewer can clearly feel the mood of the mother
2. Description – A mother thinking and smoking with his children around her, probably going through hard times.
3. Formal analysis – space and value
4. Bracketing - represent porverty
5. Interpretation - The hardship of a mother and her children
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