In today’s post, I am challenging you to become an art critic.
An art critic is a person who specialises in analysing, interpreting and evaluating works of art. Their written reviews are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, catalogues and on web sites.
In my Sway you will find some hints and tips on becoming an art critic. You will then have the opportunity to study and assess several well-known paintings.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the paintings, so please come back and discuss them with me on the Blog. I will be holding an Art Appreciation discussion next week – come along and share your views!
i did this. it was really fun. i will email you what i have done
That’s great to hear, Fraser. I’m interested to hear what you think of the paintings. Do you want to save your comments until next week, as I will be holding an Art Appreciation discussion, along the lines of Mr Reid’s book club discussions? Let me know what you think. 🙂
Fraser, thank you for sending me your comments on your favourite painting. I would agree with all the points you made. Do you remember the name of the technique when an artist creates a painting by building up a series of dots rather than using brush-strokes? Looking forward to discussing it next Tuesday!
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If you enjoyed this activity, why not assess one of the other paintings as well – or all of them, if you’re feeling like a challenge?
I will do some for the discussion next week
Thanks, Fraser. It’ll be good to hear other people’s ideas too.
We enjoyed doing this,was good looking at the different paintings and giving our opinions on them.
Glad you enjoyed boys which painting stood out for you both?
Thanks for taking part, Austin and Alfie. Next week I will be holding an Art Appreciation discussion, similar to Mr Reid’s book club, so it would be great if you could join in next week to share your thoughts on the paintings.