assignment #2

The first domain of creativity is fluency which is defined as the ability to think of many diverse ideas quickly. Sometimes one idea can be enough to produce art, but creativity often requires a person to identify and develop many different ideas before choicing to go in one direction with a  project. The second domain is flexibility which is the process of moving from one perspective or idea to another during the creative process. An artist can do this by show you one object in a piece of his art work  but turn around in the same piece of work and show you something different geting you to think about something else, like football player dress up in football uniforms playing basketball this gets the viewer to think about the two different sports. A third domain of creativity is originality which is an artist’s ability to generate unusual ideas in their work. In art work an artist may want you to see more then one thing in a piece of his or her work so the artist may paint a happy image in the painting but title it something dark this can get you as a veiwer to look at it in different ways. The fourth and final domain of creativity is elaboration which is the concept of adding to ideas to improve or extend them. Artists will think creatively of ways to extend that initial idea, what can be added or taken away to improve the piece to take it to another level.


Describe: To describe objectively what you see; to delay judgment. List title; artist; date; medium; size. Is work representational, abstract, or nonobjective? Can you identify a subject? If not, are there objective "hints" about a subject? Describe how the elements are used: line; shape; form; space; color; light & dark; texture; time; motion.

Analyze: To describe behaviors of what you see. Describe how the elements above use

the principles of design (balance, scale & proportion, emphasis & focus, repetition &

rhythm, & unity & variety).

Interpret: To find meaning in what you see. What does the work remind you of? How does the work make you feel? Why? What do you think the artist was trying to do? What is the intended use of the object? Are there symbols in the work? What do they mean?

Judge or Evaluate: To evaluate what you see. Does the work have value through formal qualities (use of elements & principles of design)? Value through expression of emotion or

feeling? Value through purpose? Are materials appropriate? How could it have been more successful? Who might value this work?