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?
A deer, a bat, and a tree is the subject.
 Description
What subjects in the artwork can you recognize?
A deer, a tree, and a bat.
 Description
Looking at the elements of design, describe
what qualities you see.
Balance & unity.
 Description
What media and techniques did the artist use?
Watercolor and ink.
 Analysis
Emphasis: Is there a dominant element or focal
point that you see first?
The deer.
 Analysis
Balance: Is there a special balance, or weight,
among the elements? What mood does it
create?
Yes. It makes it seem really simplistic.
 Analysis
Proportion: Do the proportions look normal,
ideal, or unusual? Why?
They look normal.
 Analysis
Pattern: Are elements repeated to create a
pattern? Where? Why?
No.
 Analysis
Rhythm or Movement: What visual rhythms or
paths of movement do your eyes follow?
Where? Why? First the deer, then the tree, then
the bat. The things I looked at first were most
emphasized.
 Analysis
Unity and Variety: What elements bring
together, or unify many parts of the design.
Why? What elements add variety? Why?
The deers antlers and the tree were connected.
 Interpretation
Is there symbolism in the artwork? What do you
think it means?
Yes, it shows the beauty is simple things.
 Interpretation
What feeling do you think the artist wanted to
give the viewer when looking at the work?
I think the artist wanted to make the viewer feel
happy or reminiscent.
 Interpretation
Does the work remind you of other things you
have experienced?
Yeah, once we saw a really big group of deers
when we were camping.
 Interpretation
How does the work relate to other ideas or
events in the world and/or in your other
classes?
It shows that appreciating nature and
conserving the animals and plants we have
there is important.
 Judgment
What parts of the work make you feel it is a
success or failure?
I really like the simplicity and the details. I think
its a success.
 Judgment
What criteria can you list to help others judge
this work?
The proportions, color, symbolism, and realism.
 Judgment
How unique is the work? Why do you feel this
work is or is not unique?
Its not super unique, but the background and
the definition was cool.
 Judgment
What are some improvements you feel the artist
could have made to the work?
Adding more color and symbolism.