How to Unwrap a Work of Art
Look at it carefully�
1. What is it about?
2. Describe everything you see: People and Objects, What is Happening, Where and When.
3. How did the artist make the work: Color, Line, Shape, Texture, Space, Balance, Repetition, Emphasis, Mood, Process.
4. Is there a certain feeling or mood?
5. Find out about the artist.
6. What was happening at the time?
7. Put it all together. What was the work about?