i knew very little about art criticism when I started Art 1. The only thing I was aware of was that it is very important to young artists like myself in getting the message of the artwork across. I think that the mistakes young artists run into a lot is that they don't take a step back from their artwork and try to view it in other people's shoes. I was very comfortable in evaluating and critiquing my work because I understand that everything I do can always be done better. The part I wasn't one hundred percent comfortable with was critiquing others. I never wanted to hurt anyone's feelings so I always would start by adding a part about their work that I think they did very well, then telling them what part of their piece needs a little work.
My understanding of art criticism has changed drastically throughout the semester of taking Art 1.i have learned that art criticism doesn't always mean having to erase or paint over part of your piece but it can be simply just adding minor elements to it. For example, in my most recent piece in the identity unit, Mrs. Purtee told me that the first thing she saw when she looked at my piece is that I had too darkly shaded part of the ground and she couldn't get her focus off of it. Once I made the change of lightening the ground, the focal point came upon the woman in the picture which I what I wanted. The way I now use art criticism when I make or view art has changed because I now look at mine and others artwork and look for small things that can make the whole piece look better. I now take my time in evaluating artwork and look at all of the elements of the piece before saying anything. I try to figure out what the artist is trying to convey and give critiques that will help them get their message across.
My understanding of art criticism has changed drastically throughout the semester of taking Art 1.i have learned that art criticism doesn't always mean having to erase or paint over part of your piece but it can be simply just adding minor elements to it. For example, in my most recent piece in the identity unit, Mrs. Purtee told me that the first thing she saw when she looked at my piece is that I had too darkly shaded part of the ground and she couldn't get her focus off of it. Once I made the change of lightening the ground, the focal point came upon the woman in the picture which I what I wanted. The way I now use art criticism when I make or view art has changed because I now look at mine and others artwork and look for small things that can make the whole piece look better. I now take my time in evaluating artwork and look at all of the elements of the piece before saying anything. I try to figure out what the artist is trying to convey and give critiques that will help them get their message across.
The most important thing I have learned in Art 1 is the important of value. In a drawing, you should include at least 6 shades of the pencil from black to white. We did a lot of shading exercises in this class such as placing a 3D object on the table and shading it in the way it looks to us. We also shaded spheres with colored pencils in a couple different ways such as cross hatching.
The thing I would add to make this a better learning experience is to do more group projects. I think that working together with other students helps you see things from their perspective. It would build students collaborating skills which would help them later on in life. I would also suggest that there would be a project that had to be done by spray paint or something out of the ordinary so students get to use other mediums beside drawing and painting. Overall Art 1 has been a fun class that I have been able to be creative in my own way in.