For this assignment, I am going to critique my own Keith Haring inspired drawing which we did in week one of class. The model for critique goes as follows: Description, Analysis, Interpretation. In Description you give a verbal account of what you see in the drawing. Color, shapes, etc. In Analysis you discuss how things are presented. Value, Scale, etc. In Interpretation you discuss what you think the meaning or effect of the piece is. So I will write a step by step critique of my own drawing.
Description: I see the colors red, gold, grey, green. I see two figures and a round globe like object. I also see smaller objects which are piled on top of the larger round object.
Analysis: I see that the round object is earth, and the scale of the earth is not equal to the scale of the figures in the drawing. I can see that there is movement in the small objects and in the figure under what seems to be earth. The colors are bright and seem to have meaning.
Interpretation: Since I did this myself, it is easy to interpret. There are two figures which seem to have meaning. One figure is holding the earth on its back while on its hands and knees. This figure has a green recycle "heart" which says to me that the person is someone who cares for the earth which is perched on their back. Then you have what looks like a pile of trash which is on top the earth, weighing it down upon the figure. The trash is being thrown there by a figure who shows no head, who is standing up on a golden color stool. This figure must represent a large number of people, not just one person. It seems that what the whole drawing is saying is there are people who litter and thrown their trash on the ground, almost as if they are too good or too lazy to throw their rash away correctly. So, then you have the people who are always "walking behind" these people to help keep the earth and environment clean and healthy.
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