ENERAL QUESTIONS
What is the title of the work of art?
Who created it?
Where was it created?
When?
INTERPRETATION QUESTIONS
What does the painting "say" to you personally?
How has the artist used the elements of composition-line, texture, space, color, and she to create meaning or content?
What is the function of this work of art?
What connection do you see between subject matter and the techniques used?
How successful has the artist been in presenting and synthesizing the elements of composition with the overall content of the work of art?
What is your subjective reaction to the work of art?
What is the cultural meaning and context of the work of art?
How does the work of art reflect the social, political, aesthetic, psychological, or cultural ideas of its time?
What do you know abut other works of art by this artist?
How are the attributes of artist's individual style examined and explored
in this particular work?
What is the function of the work?
Who might the audience or buyer be for this piece?
How do others react to this work? How do they interpret it?