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Artist - Qinni

Date created : 2015

Medium : Pencils and watercolour

Composition	What is the main point of focus? Which part of the work draws your eye the most? The fish in the picture because it is vibrant and is around the picture. Is the image complex or simple? Simple because it just uses repetition of objects Asymmetrical or symmetrical? Asymmetrical because it’s doesn’t have a centre line in which one side is a reflection of the other How is it arranged? Vertical/horizontal, vertical/diagonal, or does it use a grid? Horizontal and it seems like she used the 3 by 3 grid Is it balanced? Has the artist used the Golden Section? Are there mathematical relationships?
Colour	Describe the colours - primary, monochrome, hot, cold, contrasting, realistic? The light colours are cool. The colours are contrasting  because blue and orange are sortof on the opposite sides of the colour wheel What colours are dominant? The colours blue on the IV lines and the orange of the fish Do the colours create an emotional response? For me yes because it made me feel sympathetic to him. Do the colours flatten the picture space, or do they establish depth? It establishes depth because it makes it as if the iv line bags are at the back of the room or the place where he is in Could there be a cultural or symbolic reason for the choice of colours? It could be Qinni’s main choice of colour for all of her work that’s why she used blue and orange
Paint Application	How has the paint been applied? Smooth/rough, thin/thick, gestural/mechanical? Smooth because it doesn’t seem to have any rough points on it Is there evidence of the layer of media? I think there aren’t any What techniques are used - glazing, blending, scumbling? Qinni used blending on the hair of the person on the artwork What media is used - oil, acrylic, enamel, watercolour, mixed? I think she used watercolour to add colours on the artwork How has the paint been applied - brush, stick, roller, rags, palette knife? It seems that she used a brush to apply the paint Has the artist used the application of media to reinforce the meaning of the artwork? How?
Tone	Describe the tonal values of the work - light, dark, contrasting? The work has a light tonal value because it doesn’t have any dark portions on it Is there a full range of tone? No, There is only light tone Is tone use to guide the viewer to any parts of the painting? It guides the viewer to the IV lines Is tone used to create an emotional effect - dark, dramatic, gentle, peaceful, mysterious? Peaceful and it shows that he’s like isolated Describe the quality of light - shadow, soft, dark, non-existent, dramatic, atmospheric, musty, diffused, dull, chiaroscuro, contrasting, strong, harsh, or subtle. Where is the light coming from? Is it consistent? Is it a single light source? What effect does this have? I think it shows that the light is coming from the eyes of the viewer of the work
Form	Describe figures and forms. Are the forms/objects naturalistic, distorted, simplified, exaggerated, proportional, graceful, monumental, formal dramatic, idealised? The forms are naturalistic and it looks like something you would see in your life Do the forms look solid and show volume, or are they flattened? How is this achieved? The form shows volume it is showed by the shading on the shirt of the person in the work Are the forms geometric, organic, mechanical, simple, complex, and/or imaginary? Has perspective, and/or foreshortening been used to create realistic forms? Yes, I think it used a first person perspective who have came to see the person Do the forms have solidity, mass, transparency? How is this created? Are the forms static or do they convey movement? How? Do the forms convey an emotional content - anger, sadness, excitement, calm etc? Calm, and as if he can’t do anything about his current situation.
Shape	What is the relationship between the object (positive shapes) and surrounding spaces (negative shapes)? How do the shapes relate to the edge of the picture and the shape of the picture plane? Do the shapes create repetition, rhythm, movement, patterns etc? How is this created? What natures are the shapes - geometric, organic, simple, complex, fragile, solid, etc? Simple and fragile Do the shapes have symbolic connotations - cross, circle, dove etc?
Space	Is the picture space deep or shallow? How has this been created? Shallow, it doesn’t use much of shadows Are perspective devices used - linear perspective, aerial perspective, overlapping, placement? Yes, she used overlapping objects. Is there a vanishing point? Where is it placed? Why is it placed there? What effect does the depth of the picture have on the viewers' response?
Line	Describe the quality of line (the edges of shapes and forms) in this work - long/short, hard/soft, jagged/smooth, continuous/broken, straight/curved etc. Continuous What effect does the use of line create - diagonals/curves for movement, horizontals for calm, opposing lines for tension/violence? What emotional effect do the lines create? Vigorous and animated or controlled and technical? Are the lines used to guide the viewer to particular parts of the picture?
Surface	How are the surfaces of objects treated - generalised or very specific detail? How naturalistic are the surface textures like fur, glass, stone, wood? How have these effects been created? Has attention been given to creating patterns and/or textures? How? Why? Is detail used to guide the viewer (more detail on the important parts of the picture)? Are the textures differentiated (to separate parts of the picture) or mostly the same (to unify the picture)? Mostly the same
Pictorial Proposition	What is the intention of the artist? What is he/she trying to communicate? What people might feel like when they’re in the hospital and is connected to IV lines Why have they chosen a particular theme, subject? Cause she’s going through the same thing for herself Why have the chosen to include particular objects? What do these objects mean? Is there a social message they artist is trying to communicate? What?
A wider context	How has this work been affected by the artist's personal background, beliefs, experience? Has the age, gender, ethnicity, or religious beliefs of the artist influenced this work? How has the artist been influenced by social/cultural/historical/political/environmental events? How does this work relate to other work by the same artist? What is similar and/or different? It uses similar colours How does this work relate to the work of other artists? What is similar and/or different? Where/who did this artist get his/her ideas from? I think qinni got this idea from herself as she was in the hospital for her heart surgery Has this work influenced the work of later artists? Who and how?
Symbolism	What do the objects in this picture mean? Where do the objects come from (appropriated)? Which culture, time period, location? Are the symbols personal, culturally specific or universal? What are the relationships between symbols - clashing, harmonious, sympathetic, contrasting? Harmonious
Personal Response	How do you respond to this picture? Do you like it? How does it make you feel? It makes me feel sympathetic to him What do other people you know think about this picture? Does society think this is an important art work? How do you know this? What aspects of this work would you like to use in your own work? The way his face shows emotions