VA Comp Assessment 2

Art Criticism
Kyoto School Artist Unknown
Deer, Pine, and Bat
 Description
What can you learn from the title of the
artwork?
Base off of the tittle, I predicted there would be deer, a bat, and a pine tree. Because
of the part of the title named Japanese Kyoto school. I predicted it would show
Japanese culture.
 Description
What subjects in the artwork can you recognize?
A deer, a bat, and a pine tree, Kanji/Japanese characters.
 Description
Looking at the elements of design, describe
what qualities you see?
I see lines in the strokes of the pines needle. I see form in the white circle on the deer,
color in the braches of the bats wings.
 Description
What media and techniques did the artist use?
The media and techniques that the artist , used ink and watercolors .
 Analysis
Emphasis: Is there a dominant element or focal
point that you see first?
The focal point that I see in the painting is the tree because for me its the biggest
element and because its the most colorful part of the painting.
 Analysis
Balance: Is there a special balance, or weight,
among the elements? What mood does it
create?
I see more balance on the side of the deer because it has the deer and that gives more
movement and weight. The mood that the painting gives is a calm, warm, and
peaceful mood.
 Analysis
Proportion: Do the proportions look normal,
ideal, or unusual? Why?
The proportion looks normal because the deer, bat, and the tree look like what
theyre suppose to look like.
 Analysis
Pattern: Are elements repeated to create a
pattern? Where? Why?
The spikes on the tree create a pattern of lines.
 Analysis
Rhythm or Movement: What visual rhythms or
paths of movement do your eyes follow?
Where? Why?
The movement and rhythm that I see in the painting is all deer, bat, and tree because
you could see how the deer turning and the bat because its flying away and the tree
because it looks like the wind is blowing thought it.
 Analysis
Unity and Variety: What elements bring
together, or unify many parts of the design.
Why? What elements add variety? Why? \
The unity and variety that I see is the unity because they all live in nature and the
forest and the variety are the lines on the tree and shadows in the painting.
 Interpretation
Is there symbolism in the artwork? What do you
think it means? the symbolism is togetherness , I think it means how both
the nature and animals work together.
 Interpretation
What feeling do you think the artist wanted to
give the viewer when looking at the work?
I think that what the artist wanted the viewer to feel in this work is calm and how
many pace an animal jut by watching can give you a, peaceful felling.
 Interpretation
Does the work remind you of other things you
have experienced?
This Art work reminds me of when I go to a mountain and see a lot of animals there,
especially deers, a lot of nature and some bats.
 Interpretation
How does the work relate to other ideas or
events in the world and/or in your other
classes? I can relate this artwork to my science class last year because we were
learning about life science and it talk about animals in there habitats.
 Judgment
What parts of the work make you feel it is a
success or failure? All the art work makes me feel like it was a success
because I think the artist tells you everything/makes you feel what they were trying to
say with this artwork.
 Judgment
What criteria can you list to help others judge
this work? Others can judge this by the shadow and simple this that
complement each other really well.
 Judgment
How unique is the work? Why do you feel this
work is or is not unique? I think this work is unique because of
how the tree complements the deer and the bat , and how the few tones of color
stands out on the artwork.
 Judgment
What are some improvements you feel the artist
could have made to the work? I feel that some improvement
for this artwork would be maybe a little more color and maybe one or two more
animals.