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How to Analyze Art

Feldman’s Model of Criticism

DescribeAnalyzeInterpretJudge

This is how we talk about art

Step 1: Describe

We see a night skyLots of brush strokesA churchA personPossibly in the countryside

Step 2: Analyze

Lots of brush strokes create rhythm and movement

Mostly cold colors are usedMany different colors are

layered to create valueIt’s in the expressionistic

style

Step 3: Interpret

Cold colors could mean sadness

The one person next to thegiant church gives us the impression of loneliness

The church also feels veryimposing and scary

Maybe Van Gogh is afraid ofchurch or loneliness

Step 4: Judgement

I think the artist does a goodjob of creating anxiety withbrush strokes and color andproportion

I enjoy that there is a personin the picture to give us amore concrete subject

Now you!

Get out a piece of paper.We will be working together to write about

art.Follow along with the Feldman’s Model to

correctly talk about art

Step 1: Describe

What is the subject?What is the background?What colors are being used?

Step 2: Analyze

How do the two colors relate?What style is this in?How does the artist use

emphasis? What sticks outand how?

Step 3: Interpret

Why is the dog wearing atie?

What does the style of artmean? (Stylized)

Step 4: Judgement

Was the artist successfulusing emphasis?

Do you like what the painting is saying? Did theartist do a good job of communicating his idea?