Thursday, October 22, 2009

Analysing a (self-) portrait

Medium (Oil, watercolour, gouache, photograph, etc)
Size, colours, shapes, texture, light + shade
Style ("school") : cubist, expressionist, surrealist, dadaist, impressionist...
How is the subject treated ? (the "atmosphere")
What do you think the artist tried to say ?
About himself ? What do we learn about his personnality ?
What have others said about the portrait ?
When the artist did the portrait, how old was he, what was his situation ? Are his circumstances revealed in the portrait ?
For whom was the portrait intended ?
What are your thoughts, memories, emotions (association of ideas) when looking at the portrait ?

No comments:

Post a Comment