Artists Name: Elijah Date Created: Fall of 2013Title of the work: littlezombiegirl
Medium used: Photoshop
Analyze How is the work organized? What elements or principles of design are used? Use art vocabulary to analyze the work. Lines: What kind of lines are in the work? Straight, curved, dotted, broken, wavy, jagged, textured, horizontal, vertical diagonal, contour or outlines. Were the lines created by abrupt color, value or texture changes? (2-3 sentences) The lines created in the work are very jagged and broken. They are created mostly by texture change.
Color and Value Are the colors warm, cool, bright, dull, light, opaque or transparent? Values resulting from combinations of lights and darks, or shades and tints of a color. Shapes (two-dimensional) and forms (three-dimensional), representational, abstract, organic, geometrical, open, closed. Texture Rough, smooth, coarse, soft, bumpy, hairy, shady, etc. Simulated you can see but not feel it or real. (Dont confuse texture with pattern the repetition of some motif in a recognizable order, such as polka dots or a checkerboard. (2-3 sentences) The colors are warm but darker than what is normally considered for it. The textures are rough and coarse, very sand/rock-like.
Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)The balance to the piece is symmetrical and well done. The balnce was achieved by how he used texture to frame her eyes and wound along her face.
Interpret What message does this artwork communicate to you? Write about the feeling, mood or message of this work. Defend your interpretation with evidence from the description and analysis information above and/or use art history or past experiences. (3-5 sentences)The feeling of this piece is very creepy and the mood is haunting. The eyes and wound are what makes this piece creepy because of how realistic it looks.
Judge What do you think of the work? Write about the success of this work, explain. (3-5 sentences)I think that the work was very well done all in all. The texture is life-like. Also, the color is fitting.