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Common Assessment 2 Visual Arts Comp

Common Assessment 2 Visual Arts Comp. Art Criticism By: Ronny Huang. Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa , (1829–32), color on woodcut, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Description.

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Common Assessment 2 Visual Arts Comp

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  1. Common Assessment 2Visual Arts Comp Art Criticism By: Ronny Huang

  2. Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, (1829–32), color on woodcut, Metropolitan Museum of Artin New York

  3. Description • The artwork title The Great Wave off Kanagawa also known as The Great Waves describes the subjects of the painting. The subject of the painting depicts massive wave with three boats lost at sea near the coast of Kanagawa. • In the painting, Katsushika Hokusai uses “color” an element of art to resemble real life waves. If you closely look you can spot the “texture” of water dropping down from the waves. Also the background depicts the peaks of Mount Fuji, which creates a interesting piece. • The artwork was created on woodcut, an material of wood for making prints. Katsushika Hokusai’s technique was impressive creating a flat, opaque artwork from creative patterns made from woodcut.

  4. Analysis • The Great Wave off Kanagawa is an impressive piece of artwork. Katsushika Hokusai have made several similar piece of artwork like this but sure in deed this one is special. The way the waves were arranged perfectly in the center and drawn created a scene of a real tsunami. Also the minor details such as the boat, people on the boat, and the peak of Mount Fuji. You can immediately spot movement created by the repeated waves and the branches of water escaping from the waves. The variety of color scheme creates an unique piece of painting

  5. Interpretation • Katsushika Hokusai The Great Wave off Kanagawa reminds me of a real life tsunami and makes me think that he likes to create Japanese artworks. I viewed some of his famous painting. “Original 36 Views of Mount Fuji” is a wonderful series of magnificent views of Mount Fuji all made from woodcut. I really think Hokusai put a lot of time to create a masterpiece, which he did perfectly through the elements of art. Texture, shape, color, lines can all be found in The Great Wave off Kanagawa. If I brought this to someone to look at, they wouldn’t be able to tell if it was made in the past, present, or the future. It is a great piece afterall.

  6. Judgment • In the past I saw this exact copy of Katsushika Hokusai The Great Wave off Kanagawa, but I never knew further detail like Who made it, what is was about, and why the artist painted this. Know that I know it makes total sense. I feel this piece was successful because it captivates people’s eyes, like me. This artwork was pretty unique from all the artworks I seen in my life because of the way the waves were created, the variety of color, and the minor details such as the boats, Mount Fuji, and the drops of water. This piece of artwork does not compare to Romero Brittobecause of the time frame, and the different technique both artist used to create magnificent masterpiece.

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