Criticism is when someone judges the work of another and places their own opinion on there work. Criticism of any
kind attracts viewers to an artwork. To be a fair critic, a critic must
fully analyze the artwork, as well as the artist's influence who created the art
work. There are many things a critic can judge and criticize in art.
Being an Art Critic isn't necessarily what everyone makes it out to be.
There are many misconceptions about Art Critics. Many people and Art critics alike view the title art critic in a negative fashion. Many art critics don't like to view works of art in a negative manor, but instead, they prefer to enthuse art work they like. Most art critics do not denote or make an artwork look bad because Art Critics understand that by writing a negative review on an art work; it would only give it more publicity. Unfortunately most other critics do give publicity to things they don't like.
Some artists dislike art critics because art critics tend to be interested in their views. An artist creates something because they want to, and because it comes from the soul. An art critic may come along and write a review just to get publicity for themselves, even if they don't like it. Also some critics may come from different backgrounds and cultures, which may sway there opinion. Overall, Critisim comes down to the individual, and their opinions and feelings toward the works of art.
So, when you read Beth Wilson's writing, how did she, specifically, seem to be approaching both the art and the writing? Just as a reminder: here were the questions:
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of criticism does Beth seem to be doing (using the categories we talked about today in class and/or the categories the Terry Barrett gives us in Criticizing Art)? What makes you say this (what is the evidence)? What descriptions did Beth give that helped you visualize and understand the art? What did it seem like Beth wanted us to walk away from the writing thinking about?
so, when you do your writing, be specific to the critic or the art you're writing about. For this assignment, you can do this by giving concrete examples from Beth's writing that you read that illustrate your answers to those questions. Be sure to refer directly to her writing if that is what the assignment is about.