Each art piece conveys information to the viewer through a unique visual structure whose elements work with and against each other to produce meaning. Studying the composition helps us understand how and why an artwork evokes within us certain feelings and reactions. In Visual Literacy, students learn how to describe and analyze artworks, then build individual and group interpretations of pieces that capture their attention. Interpretations written by Art 4 students, such as Michael Littlefield, provide examples of how viewers build meaning from an artist's use of the design elements. Catherine Jennings Roads by Michael Littlefield Kelly Barrett's BFA show, A Walk Inside deals with the theme of external-internal opposition.
Opposites are usually on or about the same thing.
She uses the medium of clay, with a few other substances interacting with the clay and with the glaze, for the majority of her artwork The work that really caught my attention was Roads . It consists of three pieces that hangs on the wall near the entrance of the gallery. All three pieces are covered with bumps with a smooth glaze in between. The smaller pieces have a blue-green color while the middle piece is a darker gray. Looking at the work, I see the pieces as a road itself, and this the road is symbolic of life.