1. Feldman’s
method
HOW TO LOOK AT ART
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2. also
helpful for:
1. improving your powers
of observation
2. solving crimes
3. your art 1 midterm exam
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3. your art 1
midterm exam
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4. how do we
categorize art?
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5. PABLO PICASSO
“les demoiselles
d’avignon” “Le guitariste” “first communion”
1907 1910 1895/1896
oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas
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6. Perceptual
• realistic
• the way things
actually look
in real life
• from “perceive”
or “perception”
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7. expressive
• recognizable -
but not “real”
• exaggerated
or simplified
• expresses an
idea or feeling
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8. non-objective
• “non-object”
• nothing is
recognizable
• just the
elements and
principles
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9. Feldman’s
method
has 4 steps
d A I J
describe analyze interpret judge
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10. step 1:
DESCRIBE
just
the facts,
ma’am
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11. DESCRIBE a. artist
b. title
c. date
d. medium
e. descriptive sentence
f. 3 most important
elements of art
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12. step 2:
analyze
a pattern
emerges
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13. 3 most important
analyze principles of design
and to talk about a
principle, you must
mention an element
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14. step 3:
interpret
the plot
thickens
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15. interpret a. it the art perceptual,
expressive, or non-
objective?
b. what is your claim for the
interpretation of this
artwork? support “a” and
what you think the meaning
or the intent of the
artwork is with at least
one element and one
principle]
support your opinion with
evidence from the describe
and analyze steps.
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16. step 4:
judge
an
ulterior
motive
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17. judge a. counterclaim
1. alternate element of art
2. alternate principle of
design
3. alternate interpretation
b. conclusion]- address
counterclaim and reaffirm
claim
support your opinion with
evidence from all three
previous steps.
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