HL Visual Arts-Analyzing Technique

[febreezick]

My teacher has brought to my attention that when I talk about art in my workbook that I just talk about subject/theme/content without exploring the technique behind the pieces and the ways the artist enhances meaning through technique.

Anyone have any good resources/advice for how to talk about technique?

[Wide Eyed Wanderer]

Talk about the elements and principles of art.

Elements of Art:

• line
  
• color
  
• form
  
• space
  
• value
  
• shape
  
• texture
  

Principles of Design:

patternbalanceproportion

Talk about the elements and principles of art.

Elements of Art:

• line
  
• color
  
• form
  
• space
  
• value
  
• shape
  
• texture
  

Principles of Design:

• pattern
  
• balance
  
• proportion
  
• variety
  
• emphasis
  
• rhythm
  
• movement
  
• unity
  

Try to use art specific vocabulary.

Here are a few websites:

http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line/writing-about-art.pdf

http://www.bluelavaart.com/images/isf/ib/elements.htm

http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/arthistory/paperpg/visanal.html

http://www.artincanada.com/arttalk/arttermsanddefinitions.html

I have 80 or so pages that I refer to often for VA.. If you want the entire list, msg me

[Leezandra Bejan]

What my teacher told me is that when having to refer to the techniques of artists, you need to explore these and then talk about it. For example, looking at a simple technique, such as working with the dry brush, I first experimented it when looking at an artist, talked about how successful I was, and then whenever I saw it again when looking at another artist I just referred back to it.

Hope this helped a bit

[Expired Manwich of Doom]

Examiners are also big on experimentation of techniques; they want to see you make mistakes. Take pictures and refer to them about what, why amd how you used certaim techniques.

For example, I used mascara to create a portrait, and my general theme is beauty and perfection. The significance of using mascara was to reinforce how women in western society are expected of certain things, such as makeup, in order to be considered beautiful and feminine.

[Vridhi Goyal]

Its my first year in IB, need some help, please PM me