The steps recommended for critical analysis of art:

1: do you know the artist? Is this typical for their style?

2: make sure you can see the artwork.

3: what medium is the artwork made with? Is it a painting, a sculpture, on paper, canvas, cardboard or is it an experience?
4: can you describe it with your own words?

5: after doing the visual analysis you can ask yourself: can I draw out any meaningful details about it? Is there anything culturally significant in this particular piece?

6: why do we care about this artwork in the particular contemporary context? And does it have a historical context?

7: is it referencing any other artist or artworks? If so what effect does this have on the artwork?

8: what meaning does this artwork have? Look at what the artwork is describing,  but also what the artist avoids  doing, what people choose not to do can empower the meaning behind the action’s that were taken. ( remember that there’s more right answers to this question than wrong answers. Any answer is right if you can use the answers from the previous questions to back up your argument correctly. As you can only make an educated assumption about the intent behind the work.)

That's my issue in art history everyone, including the teacher, is using overly big words or words that don't make sense to me in the class. It just seems a lot for a simple as an explanation of the art they are talking about.

this video has made me feel less stress about my exam and help me learn something about criticaly analysis artwork. thank you

i love how calm your voice is as you analyse the art pieces. It really helps you get into it and start analizing with you!

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I really enjoyed your video. I liked the fact that you spoke so plainly and clearly. I do agree with you about students using complicated terms to try to hide their insecurities. I will definitely use this video in my classes. I hope you don't mind.

I'm not a fine art person, I just came across this because I have to use this method to analyze propaganda. I hope your channel finds success though, this is a wonderful video! You have a calming presence and good quality.

6:32 aaaaand now im reliving the horrors of my senior year in high school.... oooooof

Came to learn how to analyze some of my favorite artworks, left with a new realization of my own preferences, interests and style! Thank you so much!

When you addressed the second piece, you mentioned pop culture and something clicked--i began to reflect on my favorite artists, which had one thing in common--pop culture. They send a strong message within the cultural references, bringing light to issues interwoven with the things we are all familiar with showing a new side, a dark side, a hidden message, an injustice. Grabbing your attention with cultural familiarity, then twisting that into a new perspective on society as a whole.

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Thank you for the video. It was enlightening.❤️

Thank you for sharing. This video helped me with my art projects at uni. I appreciate your comments about using simple language. This is something I worried about because I wasn't sure how to express reflection and critical analysis of my own projects. 😄

Thanks!!

This video is exactly what I needed.

Your explanations on writing/dissertations for creative/arts is great! Most is geared towards science etc thankyou  x

You really made me understand how to analysis,worth to subscribe

my issue is looking too much at symbolism but not what's actually in the painting, I need to work more on identifying techniques and how the actual painting has been constructed

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