Please choose an artist from the artist list, post 4 images of their prints. Make sure that the
images are actually prints as many of these artists paint, draw or sculpt. Label the images with
the type of print process and the title of the print and the year. Please answer these questions
about the images you chose:
List of suggested artists/groups/sites for examples and research/websearch.
Dan Grzeca
Shirazeh Houshiary
Paula Rego
Joseph Albers
Helen Frankenthaler
Clare Romano
Eduardo Chilida
Howard Hodgkin
Antoni Tapies
Sue Coe
Hokusai
Ilya Utkin
Warrington Colescott
Edward Hopper
David Hockney
Paule Crane
Jasper Johns
Nancy Spero
William Christenberry
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Kiki Smith
Richard Diebenkorn
Joan Miro
S.W. Hayter
Lesley Dill
Louise Nevelson
Bill Viola
Jim Dine
Eduardo Paolozzi
Cathy d Moncheaux
Jean Dubuffet
Judy Pfaff
Christo
Max Ernst
Joseph Cornell
Anselm Kiefer
Anita Ford
Chris Ofili
Elizabeth Frink
Krishna Reddy
Rachel Whiteread
Ed Paske
Ellen Gallagher
Bridget Riley
Tom Prochaska
Ida Applebrog
Robert Rauschenburg
John Buck
How does it make you feel?
Think about how the work makes you feel as this will be the biggest clue to the artistÊintentions. Perhaps it makes you feel sad and sombre; is this because of the dark colors the
artist uses? Is it shocking? Do you empathize with the person it depicts? Once you have thought
about your initial response, you can think about why it makes you feel like this.
Do you like the work? You don have to choose a piece of work that you like, but if you do it
will probably make it easier to analyze. It is often the case that the more you like a piece of work
the more you have understood it. That said, analysis of a work you are not necessarily drawn to
can reveal new insights and understanding, so do not shy away from what seem like more
difficult choices.
What does it remind you of? This can be another artist, nature, a dream, TV, anything. As
long as you explain why it reminds you of this, it is justified.
What about the composition? ïmposition3imply means the pattern your eyes make when
they look at the piece, driven by the way the components of the image are arranged and factors
such as color and light, Look at the work and consciously think about where your eyes go when
you look at it. Is there something in the foreground (front) that draws your eye into the center of
the work? Is the composition symmetrical? The artist will have composed the piece to enhance
the meaning of the work. Even an action painting by Jackson Pollock has a form of composition.
The way a piece of work is composed often shows us the artistàhidden intentions.
What style is the work in?
Is the work abstract, realistic, detailed, gestural, delicate, technical? What style does it have?
Why might this be?
What color palette has the artist used?
Realistic, jarring, bright, lively, clashing, dark, pale, harmonious? Remember to ask why. The
artist Luc Tuymans, for example, makes paintings that look as though they are sickly and ill, and
this relates to his subject matter.
What is the subject?
This is an important aspect, but not necessarily the most important. Has the artist painted the
subject before? Whatàthe significance of the title? This could give you a big clue as to the
artistàintentions and may contrast with the image itself. Again, ask why.
Whatàthe date?
This could be a big clue. Try and find out what was happening at this time (the context of the
painting). If a piece of work was made in 1939 in Germany, for example, it was made just before
the war. How does the time the piece was created potentially impact the meaning of the work?

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