Art Description

Question 1

Composition -12 points to talk about

Answer 1

Leading lines
Low horizon line
High horizon line
Portrait format
Landscape Format
Cropped
Faded background
Layout: Foreground/ middle-ground/ background
Symmetry/ balance
tilted/ unbalanced
Busy/ swirling
Sparse/ empty

Question 2

What mood does Colour of Dark create?

Answer 2

sinister/ mysterious/ moody/oppressive

Question 3

What mood does Neutral colour create?

Answer 3

ordinary/ mundane/ calming

Question 4

Materials/ Handling - 10 points to talk about.

Answer 4

Delicate handling, fine brushes
flat brush marks
loose/ quick application
Impasto/ thick
Detailed handling in specific areas
Gestural marks
translucent areas/ glazes
Washes
Collage
Cuts/ scrapes/ scratches

Question 5

What does Materials/ Handling: loose/ quick application suggest?

Answer 5

movement/ energy/ confusion/ blurriness

Question 6

What 3 things to talk about scale and what does it suggest?

Answer 6

Large -Imposing/ dominant/ needs distance

small- vulnerable/ demands a detailed look/ demands more intimacy

Lifesize- naturalistic/ direct

Question 7

What 3 things to talk about for Portrait and what does it suggest?

Answer 7

looking at viewer -confident/ confrontational/ controlling the gaze

Looking down - sad/ melancholic/ thoughtful/unconfident/ passive/ subject of the gaze

Looking up- Hopeful/ inspired/ wistful

Question 8

What to talk about for Line/ shape/ pattern? 9 points

Answer 8

Straight/ Geometric
Horizontal
Flowing
Jagged/ angular
organic
curved
delicate
twisted
bold