Question

1.3.4 Practice: Be the Critic

Art appreciation

Practice: Be the Critic

Use what you have learned in the four-step art critique process to create a critique of your own about the painting Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway.

Use your notes from the study or do other research online. Be specific, thorough, and thoughtful with your answers.


1. Describe

What do you see? (Hint: Think about the painting's composition.)


How is the piece visually constructed?


What do you feel?


2. Identify

Who is the artist? Where and when was the artist born?


What is the title of the painting?


3. Interpret

What do you think the artist is trying to communicate?


What is this art related to?


4. Judge

Do you like it? Why or why not?


5. What do you think this artwork is about? (Hint: To answer this question, ask yourself, "What is the artist's m

Answer 1

Answer: I feel it is someting you are born with.  Natural ability

Explanation:

I took a test when I was 14 yrs old and I loved art.

My marks for that year turned out to be 95% and that was not perfect but they gave me their thoughts  how I could have got more.

I should have  used a piece of carbon, (burnt wood) not a pencil, it gives a lot more contrast.

I think that natural ability is something you should follow, work should not be someting that you dislike, but you should Love. I am now 77 yrs old and have two houses and a beatiful wife and life and  living in 6 different Countries doing things I can do well.

Most of the time anyway!