Entry tags:
journal-critique
Focus Question: What is critique? How is a critique useful? What is the function of art critics?
obvious why we had this question this week -- we had our midterm critiques this week. joy. for once no artists...
a critic is someone who analysis a work. it's useful so that an artist can see how someone other than him- or herself can get an understanding of how that work is viewed. sometimes the symbolism is too specific to the artist himself and a work's meaning can't be truly understood by someone else. sometimes there's a flaw in technique that's detracting from the rest of the piece. etc.
and as great as being evaluated by teachers and peers is, as far as i can tell... the function of art critics in the more professional world is to determine which artists become well known and which ones don't. honest opinion.
obvious why we had this question this week -- we had our midterm critiques this week. joy. for once no artists...
a critic is someone who analysis a work. it's useful so that an artist can see how someone other than him- or herself can get an understanding of how that work is viewed. sometimes the symbolism is too specific to the artist himself and a work's meaning can't be truly understood by someone else. sometimes there's a flaw in technique that's detracting from the rest of the piece. etc.
and as great as being evaluated by teachers and peers is, as far as i can tell... the function of art critics in the more professional world is to determine which artists become well known and which ones don't. honest opinion.