Art rewiew for Light and Shade by Katarina Vicentijevic & Predrag Milicevic

Light and Shade by
Tiziana Ciaghi

Description
On this portrait we can see a young woman who is protecting her eyes from the sunlight and we can’t see them from the shadow, which looks like a scarf. Is there something hidden behind it?
The predominant shapes on this painting are organic, which is normal because it shows a woman.
Major colours are black and white, and with this choice of colors the artist must have wanted to show contrast effects.

Analysis
This monochromatic painting is painted on paper and airbrushed with ink. It is light coloured and only the outline of the woman is airbrushed to create the shape.
The artist uses shadings, which can be seen even in the name of the painting. In this case, the artist wants to show the state of mind of the painted woman.
The space is rather flat, but there is a sense of three dimensions because of the shadings. In this painting, shadings predominate in the background.

Interpertation
As already mentioned above, the background might represent her thoughts, something that causes problems, or just something to make it more mysteroious and this arouse interest.
Her eyes are covered, which shows that she is hiding something, because the eyes are the mirror of the soul and it is possible to read somebody’s thoughts by looking at their eyes.
Some people said that they would put this painting in their living-room, because they like simple pictures, with a lot of contrast.

Judgement
This painting is very valuable because it shows peoples’ feelings and at the same time their ways to hide them.

ASSIGNMENT 2/06: ART REVIEW FOR A PAINTING

Dear Lingva Muskeeters,

Your new assignment concerns writing an art review. It is my firm belief that
''all students deserve access to the rich education and understanding that the arts provide, regardless of their background, talents, or abilities''.

Here are the steps that you will do:

1. Familiarising with the process of art criticism
2. Analysying the sample picture
3. Choosing an intriguing painting
4. Describing the painting
5. Analysing the painting
6. Interpreting the painting
7. Judging the Painting
8. Sharing judgement with other people
9. Discussing probable audience

Your review should have 200-250 words.
Include Description, Analysis, Interpretation and Judgement as subheadings.

After I correct your reviews, you will orally present them to the class.

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Artsworks
Artlex

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