ART APPRECIATION

PRESENTATION BY:

IMPRAIM – SWANZY ENOCK

(MPHIL AFRICAN ART AND CULTURE, B.ED ART)
Art Appreciation
Art Appreciation refers to the full
awareness of all the good qualities of what
we see, read and hear about a work of art.

It also talks about an intelligent discussion

about a work of art.
Significance / Importance
• It enables us to access and appraise a work
of art without passing judgement
• It helps us to understand art and their
meaning
• It exposes us to different types of art
• It helps us to develop taste for arts. That is
the ability to differentiate good art from bad
art
 Procedures/Steps in
Appreciation
• Identification of the work
• Taking Inventory of the items in
the work
• Talking about the technical
qualities of the work
• Interpretation of the work
Identification of
the work
• Type of work – Sculpture
• Subject Matter/Title – wood
carving (“The Thinker”)
• Artist – Anonymous
• Year of manufacture– 2012
• Size– 9.5 “ tall and 4.5”
wide
• Location – Anonymous
Anonymous “The Thinker". 2012 ,
ebony wood 9.5" tall and 4 .5" wide.
 Taking Inventory

• Human figure – a seated figure

with legs crossed and left hand
placed on the cheek
• Hollow – having empty space
inside (lower chest to the waist
missing)
• Feet – blocked feet without
details
• Hands – rounded without the
features
• Unity & harmony – there is unity
and oneness looking at the various
Anonymous “The Thinker". 2012 ,
parts connected ebony wood 9.5" tall and 4 .5" wide.
 Technical Qualities

• Wood carving – the sculpture is

carved using ebony
• Semi Abstract – the work is some
how not real but representational
• Elements used – line, texture,
shape, space
• Principles used – unity and harmony,
balance, proportion and emphasis
• Focus – the upper part of the figure
• Technique/style – carving/
abstraction (hand made wood
carving in the round – free standing
sculpture ) Anonymous “The Thinker". 2012 ,
ebony wood 9.5" tall and 4 .5" wide.
Interpretation
• Three – dimensional free standing
piece
• semi abstract figurine with smooth
and curved lines
• Elegant finish
• Finely carved ebony wood figurine
• Made up of the upper and lower part
of the body.
• The hand connect the two parts of
the body
• The seated crossed legs serves as the Anonymous “The Thinker". 2012 ,
base or stand. ebony wood 9.5" tall and 4 .5" wide.