How to write an art review on a piece of art?

Here is an art review I had too do for Art Class. It is on a Wall Mural. I hope it can help you figure out how to wright a paper on a piece of art. I got a B on the paper. In 1803 Camden started laying lots out from north and south of Arch Street between Front and Fifth Streets. In 1820, Architects created a bridge and ferry system between Camden and Philadelphia, widening the field from the south side of Federal Street to the outside of today’s Mickle Boulevard and the river to Fifth Street and called it Camden Village (Greenberg). The City of Camden began to grow rapidly in 1834. The future of Camden was grown by Railroads which helped the growth of its population. Also, Camden and Atlantic Railroad/Pennsylvania Railroad began to run form Camden to Haddonfield and extended to Atlantic City. The increasing number of businesses made Camden a great place to live (Greenberg). A wall mural about thirty feet high and forty-five feet wide located on 600 Market Street Camden, New Jersey portrays the complete history of the City of Camden very well. The painting is divided into six major compositional parts. At the top left corner is a ship and at the top right is a train. In the middle of the mural is a river and people on a ferry crossing over to Camden form Philadelphia. Also, at the bottom left and right corners are people working in a factor. A full horizontal view of the Vector industrial plant is shown at the very bottom of the mural. The composition of the Vector industrial plant was chosen to be at the very bottom part of the mural to indicate that the plant was not as important as the people who helped cultivate it. There are many business trademarks in the painting. This shows that the city was a great place for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The lines in the wall mural are the most basic and immediate element in the art work. The lines are used to define the contours of the painting. They shape the four major rectangles and show the relationships between the Copper River and how the early settler arrived. The diagonal lines lead us in and out of the paintings directing us toward the river and the people on the ferry. The diagonal lines portray the tensions between the city and the river. The dynamics of the lines describe energy, force, intensity and mood of the new found city. The diagonal lines above the people who are working appear kinetic, to show the movement of the ship and train. Yet, the diagonals can appear to show the stability of the hard working people. A greater sense of depth is created at lower region of the drawing than towards the top of the picture plane. A two-point perspective is used in the painting. The vanishing points, one being at the end of the ship and the other at the end of the train indicate a two-point perspective. The workers at the bottom of the painting also have vanishing points. The edges of the contours give shape to the center of the mural, allowing the river to flow. The contours make it seem has if the river is flowing toward the viewer and the viewer is waiting for the arrival of the people on the ferry. The bottom corners under the factory worker are filled with recognizable attributes of the city businesses. The painting contains many hard, sharp, and angular corners along with distinct, well defined, straight edges. The rectangular and triangular shapes are used to suggest man-made and artificial structures that the city of Camden was made on. The shapes and diagonal lines give the mural composition and a sense of rhythm. The amazement of how well the early settler adapted to their environment and the success of businesses is underlined. I thought the importance and contribution of the city of Camden to New Jersey was well defined by the giant wall mural located at 600 Market Street. The painting was well done with a cool atmosphere feeling. The wall mural was more than just a painting, it was a memorial to the first settler of Camden and there dedication to the city. The painting was a time machine which allowed one to see into the past and see how people lived and earned a living without all the crime, government and misfortune you see today in the city of Camden. I think if the early setters were alive or looking through the painting today they might be disappointed on how the city of Camden has turned out.

uhm? do something like, -find what is the concept of that particular art piece. -history of that piece. -when the artist made it. -who made it. -what people see when they first see it, then your opinion to it, just like saying what it look likes to you. -whats the good and bad side. -why its famous. -and why its different to others.. anyway, there's a lot to base for a review. just don't forget write about the important things mention above, it'll help you if ever they ask you about what you see. ---i maybe right or wrong---

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