Art Analysis
In this piece of artwork I see value used to represent the shadows from dark to light on the two girls. I also see lines in the girls hair to represent strands of hair. I see black and white color throughout this artwork, with no bright, vibrant colors. I see rhythm within this drawing because of the repetitions of the lines and shapes on the girls. I also see movement within this drawing, which looks to be the girls doing something, but there’s not enough detail where I can see what, but it looks like a lively drawing. Lastly, I see contrast between the light, cream background, and the girl on the right dark shirt against the background.
For judging artwork, I believe that the judge needs to be creative, so they can see the different aspects of the piece, and for abstract work, they need to be able to be creative and imagine what the artwork looks like. The artwork also has to represent different principles, so that people can be able to understand the art. I believe that this is good artwork because the sketching is very well done, and it shows the value which makes the drawing look very realistic. It also somewhat looks like the girls are in motion. It looks like a drawing out of a book!
Leah, this is actually one of my favorite drawings, specifically because of how Cassatt handles the element of space. Even though the table is "incomplete," only suggested by the arc, there is enough information for us as the viewer to understand a clear foreground, middle ground (the girls), and background-which is just barely suggested with the light vertical marks and the lightest wisp of a horizontal edge referencing perhaps the back of the room. We might say that here Cassatt is using an "implied" edge or line to create a sense of space. Good observation about the contrast between the modeled/more detailed figures and the lighter less developed background elements.
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