Art Criticism

VA COMP ASSESSMENT 2

Albreht Durer
Rhinoceros

Description
What can you learn from the title of the
artwork?
What the animal in the artwrks name

Description
What subjects in the artwork can you recognize?
Lines shape forms,and value

Description
Looking at the elements of design, describe
what qualities you see.
Pattern , repetition, and value

Description
What media and techniques did the artist use?
The artist used ink and wood carving

Analysis
Emphasis: Is there a dominant element or focal
point that you see first?
The texture of the rhino .

Analysis
Balance: Is there a special balance, or weight,
among the elements? What mood does it
create?
There is more weight on the left side because
rhinos behind and back legs is were all of the
muscle is

Analysis
Proportion: Do the proportions look normal,
ideal, or unusual? Why?
proportions look somewhat normal because the
rhino has things on its body that it shouldnt
have like a horn growing on its back

Analysis
Pattern: Are elements repeated to create a
pattern? Where? Why?
The spots on the rhinos side and legs are very
repetitive

Analysis
Rhythm or Movement: What visual rhythms or
paths of movement do your eyes follow?
Where? Why?
This artwork is like a self portrait of it self . Self
portrait have no to little movement

Analysis
Unity and Variety: What elements bring
together, or unify many parts of the design.
Why? What elements add variety? Why?
There are many parts to this piece , for one each
body part of the rhino was probably drawn
separately.

Interpretation
Is there symbolism in the artwork? What do you
think it means?
There really isnt that much symbolism because
it was just a close depictment of a rhino.

Interpretation
What feeling do you think the artist wanted to
give the viewer when looking at the work?
A learning experience because at the time
people did not know what rhinos looked like .

Interpretation
Does the work remind you of other things you
have experienced?
This work reminds me of the time I went to the
Atlanta zoo because there was only one rhino at
the zoo and in most zoos there is more than
one.

Interpretation
How does the work relate to other ideas or
events in the world and/or in your other classes?
Its a lonely rhino just like most of the rhinos in
the world because the population of them is
rapidly decreasing .

Judgment
What parts of the work make you feel it is a
success or failure?
The part of failure was the artist did not draw
the rhino as it looks .

Judgment
What criteria can you list to help others judge
this work?
the realism and the proportions.

Judgment
How unique is the work? Why do you feel this
work is or is not unique?
This work is unique because back when this
artwork was made they did not know what a
rhino looked like the really didnt have pictures
at the time so having a rhino look this realistic is
amazing for the time

Judgment
What are some improvements you feel the artist
could have made to the work?
The artist could of added color and more than
just a rhino and some rocks .