Assignment #2

There are four domains of creativity.  They are fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration.  The first domain is fluency.  This means the generation of many ideas.  The second domain is flexibility. Flexibility means the generating of different types of ideas or ideas from a different perspective.  Originality is the third domain and it means to generate unusual ideas.  The final domain is elaboration and it means to add to ideas and improve them.

The Feldman Method of Art Criticism is how viewers or audience looks at art.  The Feldman Method contains four steps, which are: Describe Analyze, Interpret, and Judge/Evaluate. 

The first step is to describe.  In this stage the person looking at the art should ask themselves what do I see?  Who is the artist? What is the medium? and other questions pertaining to the description of the artwork.  Most people only spend about 3 seconds looking at an art piece.  When using this method it allows the viewer to take time to process what they are looking at.

The second step is to analyze the art work.  This means to use the elements and principals to further describe the work of art.  The seven elements of art consist of: line, shape, form, space, color, texture, and value. The seven principals of design consist of: rhythm and movement, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, harmony, and unity.  These are all things you should consider when analyzing artwork.  Some questions to ask yourself during this process are: How do the lines create movement, tension, or emphasis? and How do the colors relate?

The third step is to interpret the artwork.  This consists of finding what the art work meant to you.  Some questions you might ask yourself at this point are: What is the artist saying to me?  Does this move me? and How does it make me feel?

The final step of the Feldman Method is to Judge or Evaluate the art work.  This is based on what the viewer thought of the art piece.  Questions to ask yourself at this point are: Do I like it? Why or why not?  You could also rank it by comparing it to other artworks that are similar.