George Tooker The Waiting Room, 1959
DESCRIPTION
Artist/ Title /Medium
What is depicted in this work? What is the story? Who is it? Where is it? Describe it.
ANALYSIS
Discuss the Formal elements:
line, shape, form, value, texture, space, color.
Discuss the principles of art:
balance, emphasis, harmony, variety, gradation, movement, rhythm, proportion, space.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
HISTORICAL PRECEDENCE
Does this piece recall a previous work?
Does it reflect or reject a traditional treatment of the subject?
Does it contain elements typical of a previous artistic period/style?
INTERPRETATION
What does this work mean to the intended audience?
For whom was this work made? Why was this work made? What is the artist trying to communicate?
What signs/symbols does the artist employ to communicate this message?
What feelings or emotions does this work elicit? How is this achieved?