Name: ____________________ Title of art: ________________________

Author: ___________________________

5 easy steps to READING ART

1 RESERVE JUDGMENT
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How was it made?

2 i.e. materials, tools, age, size,
techniques etc.

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Design elements of art:
Focal point
Line
3
OBJECTIVE

Colour
Rhythm
Pattern

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Design principles:
Symmetry
Asymmetrical
4 Size and scale
Proportions
Realistic? Non-realistic?
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Meaning/message?
SUBJECTIVE

Interpretation
5 Is it positive or negative?
Who might be the audience?
Why?
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Do not use like or dislike

Assessment
LANGUAGE

Effective/not effective
6 How do the visual conventions
communicate meaning in the
artists sculpture?

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