SPRINGFIELD — What makes a piece of art beautiful? Interesting? Creative?
Art is subjective, but there are fundamentals that art teachers and critics use to describe the skill of the art piece they are analyzing like contrast, shading, texture, and technical skill.

Harsha Rodage’s “Engrossed” is on display at the Emerald Art Center.
These qualities can be seen in many of the pieces that Yong Hong Zhong selected for the…




