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    Art Criticism

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    This document provides guidance on art criticism and how to critique different art forms. It discusses balanced and objective review, and defines art criticism as responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works. It then outlines the key elements of art criticism: description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment. For interpretation, it suggests establishing broader context and considering how the artwork makes you feel and what the artist intended to convey. For judgment, it advises evaluating originality, success, and applying criteria and evidence to assess quality. The document concludes with an assignment to research art critique and write an essay describing an artwork to someone who has never seen it.

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    This document provides guidance on art criticism and how to critique different art forms. It discusses balanced and objective review, and defines art criticism as responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works. It then outlines the key elements of art criticism: description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment. For interpretation, it suggests establishing broader context and considering how the artwork makes you feel and what the artist intended to convey. For judgment, it advises evaluating originality, success, and applying criteria and evidence to assess quality. The document concludes with an assignment to research art critique and write an essay describing an artwork to someone who has never seen it.

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    This document provides guidance on art criticism and how to critique different art forms. It discusses balanced and objective review, and defines art criticism as responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works. It then outlines the key elements of art criticism: description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment. For interpretation, it suggests establishing broader context and considering how the artwork makes you feel and what the artist intended to convey. For judgment, it advises evaluating originality, success, and applying criteria and evidence to assess quality. The document concludes with an assignment to research art critique and write an essay describing an artwork to someone who has never seen it.

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    Art Criticism

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    Abigail Agnote
    This document provides guidance on art criticism and how to critique different art forms. It discusses balanced and objective review, and defines art criticism as responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works. It then outlines the key elements of art criticism: description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment. For interpretation, it suggests establishing broader context and considering how the artwork makes you feel and what the artist intended to convey. For judgment, it advises evaluating originality, success, and applying criteria and evidence to assess quality. The document concludes with an assignment to research art critique and write an essay describing an artwork to someone who has never seen it.

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    Art

    Criticism
    A.What is balanced/objective review or criticism?

    • It is a system of interpreting, judging, and


    assessing a person, thing, or any work of art not
    influenced by feelings or opinions in considering
    and presenting facts.
    • It is a systematic way of considering the
    truthfulness of a piece of work.
    B. Art Criticism

    Art criticism is responding to, interpreting


    meaning, and making critical judgments about
    specific works of art. Art critics’ help viewers
    perceive, interpret, and judge artworks.
    a. artwork - "Why did the artist create it and
    3. Interpretation. Establishing the broader
    context for this type of art. It answers the
    questions:
    b. artwork - "Why did the artist create it and
    what does it mean?
    c. piece of writing - "Why did the write
    create it and what does it mean?
    Remember: You shouldn’t make your interpretation
    too arbitrary! Provide evidence and point out what
    exactly influenced your understanding of the
    artwork
    • Here are the elements that you can include in your
    interpretation:
    • How does this art object make you feel?
    • What do you think of when you’re looking at the
    artwork?
    • What did the artist want to tell you as a viewer?
    • What do you think about the title of the work?
    • Does it influence your interpretation?

    If you can’t understand a painting or a sculpture,


    don’t hurry to give a negative response to it. Think of
    other critics who have provided a positive evaluation
    of the examined artwork. It doesn’t mean you
    shouldn’t have your opinion! All you need is to find a
    good way to express it.
    4. Judgment. Judging a piece of work
    means giving it rank in relation to other
    works and of course considering a very
    important aspect of the visual arts; its
    originality. It answers the questions “Is it
    a good artwork?” Is it a good
    composition? Here are some points that
    can help you write your judgment:
    • How do you think: is the work successful or not?
    • Does this art object seem original or not?
    • What do you feel when looking at this piece of
    artwork?
    • Go back to your first impression. Has anything
    changed?
    • What did you learn? If nothing changed, explain your
    first reaction to the work.
    • What have you learned from this work that you might
    apply to your own artwork or your thinking
    In judging the piece of work, there must
    be:
    (a)Criteria (What criteria do I think are most
    appropriate for judging the artwork or writing?)
    (b)Evidence (What evidence inside or outside the
    artwork or piece of writing relate to each
    criterion?) and
    (c) Judgment (Based on the criteria and evidence,
    what is my judgment about the quality of the
    artwork or piece of writing?).
    E.g., the artwork successfully
    conveys the atmosphere of a
    battle through its composition
    and color scheme. Learning
    about its back story helped me to
    appreciate the painting even
    ASSIGNMENT:

    Research How to critique different Art forms


    Create an essay that will
    answer the question, “How
    would you describe an
    artwork to someone who
    has never seen it?”

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