Art Worksheet
Art Worksheet
Art Education 1600, Art and Music since 1945
Your Name Nathan
This worksheet is designed to prepare you with critical skills for analyzing a visual art work. Follow the steps in this worksheet carefully and it will help you organize your thinking.
In Step 1, you will analyze the art work in detail. Look and look again for things you don't see the first time.
In Step 2, you interpret the work, either by telling a story about the work or telling what the work means to you in some way. You will use the details you listed in Step 1 to back up your interpretation.
In Step 3, you go beyond what the work means to you and judge the work. Do you think it was successful? How does it make sense?
The goal of these three steps is to understand the organization and a strategy for writing about visual art. You will also be prepared for your next assignment, when you will write about another art work for the Critical Art Essay.
Where do I find an art form to write about?
Here is a list of locations where you can look at visual art. When you choose an art work to write about, Remember that you must see the work in-person, and the work you choose must have been done after 1945.
Wexner Center for the Arts - http://wexarts.org
Columbus Museum of Art - http://columbusmuseum.org
King Arts Complex - http://kingartscomplex.com
Ohio State University Urban Arts Space - http://uas.osu.edu/exhibition/current
Swing Space Gallery (in the Gateway Center) - http://www.columbusarts.com/orgs/7099-swing-space-gallery/
Ohio Art League (in the Gateway Center) – http://oal.org/gallery
Short North Galleries and Studios – http://shortnorth.org
When you get to your location, look at the art works there are choose one to write about. Make sure you choose a work you feel an affinity for, or you may find it difficult to write about it. Turn to Step 1 to start your analysis.
Complete the all three (3) steps on this worksheet in MS Word and upload it to the Art
Art Education 1600, Art and Music since 1945
Your Name Nathan
This worksheet is designed to prepare you with critical skills for analyzing a visual art work. Follow the steps in this worksheet carefully and it will help you organize your thinking.
In Step 1, you will analyze the art work in detail. Look and look again for things you don't see the first time.
In Step 2, you interpret the work, either by telling a story about the work or telling what the work means to you in some way. You will use the details you listed in Step 1 to back up your interpretation.
In Step 3, you go beyond what the work means to you and judge the work. Do you think it was successful? How does it make sense?
The goal of these three steps is to understand the organization and a strategy for writing about visual art. You will also be prepared for your next assignment, when you will write about another art work for the Critical Art Essay.
Where do I find an art form to write about?
Here is a list of locations where you can look at visual art. When you choose an art work to write about, Remember that you must see the work in-person, and the work you choose must have been done after 1945.
Wexner Center for the Arts - http://wexarts.org
Columbus Museum of Art - http://columbusmuseum.org
King Arts Complex - http://kingartscomplex.com
Ohio State University Urban Arts Space - http://uas.osu.edu/exhibition/current
Swing Space Gallery (in the Gateway Center) - http://www.columbusarts.com/orgs/7099-swing-space-gallery/
Ohio Art League (in the Gateway Center) – http://oal.org/gallery
Short North Galleries and Studios – http://shortnorth.org
When you get to your location, look at the art works there are choose one to write about. Make sure you choose a work you feel an affinity for, or you may find it difficult to write about it. Turn to Step 1 to start your analysis.
Complete the all three (3) steps on this worksheet in MS Word and upload it to the Art