Monday, January 26, 2009

Ways of appreciation

Description
Basic understanding and familiarity with the ‘language or vocabulary’ of art, design and multimedia are important for more ‘reasonable’ if not accurate description.

Interpretation
Associating what has been described with the nature, conditions, and/or environment of the society or culture the artist or designer came from.

Evaluation
Justifying what has interpreted with any thoughts or philosophies that underpinned the existence of the described form, in relation to our own opinions, experience or preference.