How to Critique Art: Painting Portfolio

RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu critiques an artist portfolio of figure paintings by Luke Happ, providing a detailed critique of the overall portfolio, followed by critiques for each individual artwork. Prof Lieu highlights what aspects of the portfolio and artworks are working well, and recommends concrete strategies for how to make progress.

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Opening
01:52 Style shouldn’t be forced
02:56 Color & pattern
04:13 Brushwork has personality
06:09 Landscape work is stronger

07:00 Figures and space
07:39 "Las Meninas” by Velazquez
09:43 Sophisticated use of marker
11:20 Unity of color

12:59 Faces don’t have to be focal point
13:55 Spatial relationships
15:48 Oil bars and oil pastels
17:19 Composition seems arbitrary
19:08 Mix of texture, color, and space

20:25 Linear perspective
22:03 Figure doesn’t interact with background
23:17 “Dead Christ” by Mantegna
23:50 Square compositions

24:48 Separation between panels
28:50 Layering technique
29:54 Push abstraction
30:39 Color choices are excellent

31:12 Abstract work is very specific
31:44 Mysterious use of tools
23:16 Terrific composition
33:45 Collage & mixed media

35:01 Silhouetted figures
35:31 Landscape changes personality
36:23 Abstraction & representation
36:31 Checkerboard pattern
37:33 Get specific with subject matter
39:54 1 subject for one month

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Clara Lieu was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.

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