Cailin Crisler_Crit on Deanna Lardieri, Personal Belief System 2/8/10

The materials: cardboard, paper, acrylic paint, ink maybe(I don't believe she specified what it was she used in that case), wire, printed paper cutouts

Description: Her theme was religion vs. science. At first I thought it was about horoscopes which is based off of my faulty observational skills when first writing this critique. The upper left hand corner is a red and white swirl with lettering written on the white. The middle piece is a formation of paper painted over black with three signs. A heart, a fire symbol, and,even though I can't be sure, a horse shoe or lucky charm? The right side is painted yellow corrugated cardboard with a little red paint. Hanging from the main image is a wire ball with two tiny images suspended from the inside. The images are a cross and a planet.

Overall construction: It is put together meticulously. The colors coordinate with each segment of the piece. I like how the wire ball was constructed.Its apparent that there is a lot of detail and careful planning that went into it. You need to get a closer look in order to get the full affect of what she is conveying with her artwork.

helpful criticism: The lettering around the white part of the red and white swirl can be gone over with a darker shade because it was hard to read even from a closer look. A darker color will also make it more cohesive with the central image with the symbols. Other than that, great job Deanna!