This chapter of describing art covered the basics in well...describing art. There are three simple topics to consider when describing a piece of artwork.
The first is "subject matter", which is made up of the people, objects, places, and events depicted in the piece. The subject matter is what people usually notice first about a piece in my opinion, but that is up for interpretation.
The next topic is "medium", which refers to the materials that the artist used to create the piece. I'd say that noticing what the artist used is the second most important thing about a piece. Some mediums are more difficult to use than others, and there are so many different mediums to work in that there are endless possibilities and combinations for an artist to choose from.
Finally, the last is "form". Form relates to the arts realistic or abstract nature, its representational or nonrepresentational approach, how the matter is presented, its composition, arrangement, and visual construction. It is the way in which the artist wanted to render the piece.
When used in conjunction with one another, these topics enable a critic to adequately describe a piece of art.
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