The final step in critiquing art is to evaluate it. The evaluation part of this process is simply the putting together based on what you have described, analyzed, and interpreted so far. This is what you need to do: Give some reasons on whether it is good/important/worthwhile or bad/trivial/not worth examining. That is it! If you have been able to describe, analyze, and interpret the work, then maybe it is worthwhile. If you have had trouble, maybe it is not. The most important things about this step are: You do not have to love it for it to be worthy. You do not have to buy it for it to win first place. You could absolutely love it and it be considered a bad piece of art. self portrait of Vincent Van Gogh © 2005 clipart.com Look at the example below about Van Gogh's self-portrait. This piece of art is worthy, important, and good because the use of lines, colors, repetition, and emphasis made me focus on the sad, lonely face of Van Gogh. My reaction to this art is to find out more about Van Gogh because he makes me wonder why he is so sad. Do you see how short and simple this should be? This is evaluation - the final step in critiquing art. pencil Sketchbook Activity: Using the following piece of art, carefully evaluate it using the explanation of evaluation above. Remember- this is your opinion. Your opinion is right as long as you give reasons. Mona Lisa Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci © 2005 clipart.com Label this page "Evaluate." Give reasons for your evaluation of this artwork. Make sure to use some of the terms you have learned throughout this course. pen - rubric iconHow will my art evaluation be graded? sketched eyesAssignment: Your assignment is to critique the following work of art: young woman in hat by Rubens On a piece of white paper describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the artwork. Make sure to label each section with describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate. pen - rubric iconHow will my art critique be graded? mouth Discussion In the Discussion area of the course write two paragraphs using complete sentences: Did you have a hard time critiquing the art above? If so, what made it hard? If not, what made it easy? Discuss your critique of the art above. Post your discussion to the discussion area of the course. Read what others are saying about their critiquing experience during this project and respond to at least one other student. pen - rubric iconHow will my discussion be graded?