Art piece: Early Mesopotamian Ziggurats. Please answer these questions about the Early Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
1. What kind of texture do you see? Describe them. Where do you see them? How are they used?
2. Are there opened and closed spaces in the work? What takes up the most space in the work? If it is a two-dimensional work of art (flat), is there the illusion of three-dimensional space?
3. Is value an important part of the artwork? Are there little or no changes in value? (This refers to value in terms of the lightness or darkness found in the artwork, and not monetary value or importance.)
4. Where is the focus? How doest the artist make this area stand out? Does another color, shape, space, or texture make it stand out? What are the differences in each element? Is there a wide variety of colors, lines, shapes, textures? Is there little variety?
5. Do you see pattern or repetition in this artwork? What has the artist/artisan used to create that effect? Does it make your eye move around the picture?
6. Balance: Is the picture/artwork balanced? Is it symmetrical or asymmetrical? Has the artist used color, shape, or space to create the balance?
7. Proportion: This refers to the size of the parts to the whole. How do you describe the proportionate relationships in the artwork? Are they distorted? Elongated? Exaggerated?
8. Unity: Unity is the feeling of the image "holding together." Is the picture or artwork unified? What elements has the artist used to create unity?
9. What mood or feeling seems to be expressed in this artwork (if any)? Does it seem quiet? Happy? Powerful?
10. What in the work makes you think this?
11. Does the work express or remind you of some experiences you might have had, seen, heard, or read about?