Art Review

Caspar David Friedrich

Cloister Cemetery In The Snow

1817-1819

Description: The artist used lines, shapes, forms, and textures to create this painting. The lines are in the tree branches and in the tall structure in the center of the painting. The shapes and forms are shown throughout the entire painting in the head stones and crosses. The texture was made by breaking up the stones and adding snow to the ground and trees.

Analysis: The artist used a monochromatic color scheme to grasp the emotion wanted. There was also value added into the work by adding fog and shading from black to white. The last principle is space, they used symmetry to have balance in the work.

Interpretation: This art work is a snowy, cold winter out by an abandoned cemetery. This is beautiful in the way that is represents something sad but yet uses the right elements and principles to show something beautiful.

Judgment: I absolutely love this picture, it adds life and death together but at the same time makes it look beautiful. The use of neutral colors makes the photograph seem so fragile and it shows some deep expression in my opinion.

This was my art review piece and older art students should have to analyze other artist's work. It is a good idea to have students analyze other artist's work before they analyze their own work. Students should be allowed to pick their own piece of work and the artist but they have to be able to analyze the work with tasteful criticism. This would help expose students to different art work as well as help them grow as an artist.