This document provides a worksheet to guide analysis of an artwork. The worksheet includes sections for description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. Learners are prompted to describe key details about the artwork, analyze artistic elements and principles, interpret meaning, and evaluate whether they like it and think it is important.

1. Art Analysis Worksheet
Use this worksheet to write down your answers to the description, analysis, interpretation and evaluation
questions. This worksheet will be your guide for writing your four-paragraph analysis.
Description
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1. What is the name of the artwork?
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2. What is the name of the artist who created the artwork?
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3. When was this artwork created?
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4. Where was this artwork created?
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5. What kind of an artwork is it?
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6. What medium does it appear to be made from?
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7. Name some other major events or developments in history that occurred during the same time this
artwork was created.
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8. List all the literal objects you see in the composition (trees, people, animals, shapes, mountains,
etc.).
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2. Description of Art Elements
Consider the significant aspects of the art elements that are present and describe them:
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a. Line
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b. Colour
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c. Shape
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d. Space
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e. Texture
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f. Form
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3. Analysis
Discuss how the artist manipulated the art elements to create the following principles:
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1. Movement
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2. Unity/Harmony
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3. Variety
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4. Balance
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5. Emphasis
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6. Contrast
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7. Proportion
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8. Pattern/Rhythm
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4. Interpretation
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1. What do you think the artist was trying to say though this art piece?
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2. Why do you think the artist created this artwork?
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3. Describe any additional meanings you think the artists might have intended.
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4. What feelings do you have when looking at this artwork?
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5. Do you think there are things in the artwork that represent other things - symbols? Colours?
Objects? What?
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5. Evaluation
Justify your opinions on these discussion points.
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6. Do you like this artwork? Why?
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7. Do you think this artwork is “good” or “bad”? Why?
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8. Do think this is an important work? To whom do you think it would be important? Why?
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9. Would you display this artwork in your home? Should it be in a museum? Why?
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10. Is there something about this work of art that you think should have been done differently? What
and Why?
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6. Evaluation
Justify your opinions on these discussion points.
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6. Do you like this artwork? Why?
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7. Do you think this artwork is “good” or “bad”? Why?
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8. Do think this is an important work? To whom do you think it would be important? Why?
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9. Would you display this artwork in your home? Should it be in a museum? Why?
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10. Is there something about this work of art that you think should have been done differently? What
and Why?
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