Writing interpretation paragraph

Writing interpretation paragraph

      I have been repeatedly saying that in art class room students should  know how to describe, analyze, and make interpretation about art object. Previously, I discussed about teaching students how to write descriptive writing and analysis writing. Interpretation writing comes at last after writing descriptive and analysis part.

      Students interpretate why the artist creates the piece and what it means. They find the main idea of the art work and support it with inside and outside art work evidence. When making interpretation, students should not be misunderstood or biased because it is not their favored style of art. Student must understand the Art is different from beauty or level of quality. Any creative endeavor artists do with their believes in art can be art. Even if nobody likes it or want to interpret it, it is still art. Students should have respect towards the work of the artist and carefully discover what is the artists' intention and why he intended it.

Barrett's Principles of Interpretation

1. Artworks have "aboutness" and demand interpretation.
2. Interpretations are persuasive arguments.
3. Some interpretations are better than others.
4. Good interpretations of art tell more about the artwork than they tell about the critic.
5. Feelings are guides to interpretations.
6. There can be different, competing, and contradictory interpretations of the same artwork.
7. Interpretations are often based on a worldview.
8. Interpretations are not so much absolutely right, but more or less reasonable, convincing, enlightening, and informative.
9. Interpretations can be judged by coherence, correspondence, and inclusiveness.
10. An artwork is not necessarily about what the artist wanted it to be about.
11. A critic ought not to be the spokesperson for the artist.
12. Interpretations ought to present the work in its best rather than its weakest light.
13. The objects of interpretation are artworks, not artists.
14. All art is in part about the world in which it emerged.
15. All art is in part about other art.
16. No single interpretation is exhaustive of the meaning of an artwork.
17. The meanings of an artwork may be different from its significance to the viewer. Interpretation is ultimately a communal endeavor, and the community is ultimately self- corrective.
18. Good interpretations invite us to see for ourselves and to continue on our own.

Barrett, Terry. (1994) Criticizing Art: Understanding the Contemporary. Mountain View, California: Mayfield Publishing