PrepareVisit a museum in Texas and choose an exhibit to critique.You should focus on either painting or printmaking.Contact your instructor for approval of your chosen exhibit.PromptWrite a detailed analysis of your chosen exhibit.Ensure that you discuss the following aspects:SubjectColor,Composition,MaterialScaleTechnique,StyleRemember the five elements of composition mentioned previously in this unit:Composition – What is the subject or narrative? How is the work organized and unified? How do your eyes move around the work, and what do you focus on?Color – Describe the color and explain how it affects the mood of the work and how it is used to organize the composition.Objects – What exactly is in the work? Figures? landscape? Is it crowded or empty? Is it naturalistic or abstract, and to what degree?Technique – Describe the brush stroke in a painting, or the particular material of a sculpture, and how the material is used or manipulated. How does the material that the artist chose contribute to the interpretation of the work?Size and Shape – Is the work large or small, horizontal or vertical? How does this contribute to how you read it?
