WHAT are the areas to see when you want to judge a piece of art or a piece of design? Here are some critical points to consider before one ventures into art critiquing and they are very interesting and fun to know: First there is (A)Elements of Art and then (B) Principles of Design.
So, what are these elements of art? They are 1. Line, 2. Perspective, 3. Shape, 4. Colour and 5. Texture. Once you know these, your art critiquing process gets easier. I have seen many art critics committing the same mistake: they write about when the painter started his career, when and where his first exhibition was held and what paintings are on display at the current exhibition. But they simply miss out on the very subject of art, the description and depth of an artist’s paintings. Whenever you have these points at hand, start working on them, and it will be an amazing piece of work. Both the biography of the artist and his work of art are important.
Principles of Design includes: 1.Rhythm and Movement, 2. Balance, 3. Proportion, 4. Variety and Emphasis and 5. Unity or Proximity.
The first one is formative, the second one is descriptive. Some say that art critiquing process needs description, analysis, interpretation, judgment and creditline. But it’s entirely up to the critic to consider which points to emphasise once his subject is identified.
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