Discuss the concept of a critique with students. Explain to students that critiques are judgments in which the author gives reasons to support their stance. Make the students aware that the most important element of a critique is the reasoning.
There is no right or wrong answer when students critique. Whether a piece of art is strong or weak is all in the eye of the person doing the critique. The only way to be incorrect in critiquing art is to fail to give reasons to support your assertion."
(Excerpt above taken from an online article By Erin Schreiner; "How to Teach & Critique Art".)
"As we make art, we all begin to wonder what others are thinking about it. Sometimes we seek out the input of others into our work. Sometimes we are asked to give someone else feedback. Either way the "critique" can be tricky business, and it takes both backbone, and soul for it to work right.
If you want to get a critique of your work:
* Find someone who is supportive and kind, and who believes in you and your work, but can still be honest.
* Make sure you trust the judgment and like the work of the person who you are asking to give you feedback.
* Be ready to hear the negative as well as the positive.
* Do not act on all the feedback you receive right away. Give it time to settle in, so you can sift through it.
* Make sure you are confident enough in your work that you are ready to hear the feedback someone has to offer.
* Do it in the daylight. Pick a time to do it when you are feeling rested and refreshed, not tired and irritable.
* Know that all opinions are subjective, and different people will give you different opinions about your work."
(Excerpt(s) above taken from an article by Deanne Fitzpatrick: "The Art of the Critique".)
"It’s important to approach being critiqued in a non-defensive way, for that’s the only way to see things less subjectively. It’s a wonderful gift to be able, however briefly, to see things from another’s point of view…suspending the “buts” that always spring to mind!
Critiquing another’s work is a very good way of learning of learning how to look more clearly at one’s own art. People learn more by analyzing another’s work, by figuring out its qualities, and its weaker areas. What’s really working to help people make stronger compositions is not being on the Receiving end of the critique, but being on the Giving end."
(Excerpt(s) above taken from an article by Elizabeth Barton: "On the Art of the Critique".)
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By the way, Deanne Fitzpatrick was referencing critiquing works of 'art' ... in the genre of ... rug hooking.
And Elizabeth Barton was referencing critiquing ... quilts.
"There is always something waiting at the end of the road ... if you're not willing to see what it is ... you probably shouldn't be out there in the first place."
Discuss the concept of a critique with students. Explain to students that critiques are judgments in which the author gives reasons to support their stance. Make the students aware that the most important element of a critique is the reasoning.
There is no right or wrong answer when students critique. Whether a piece of art is strong or weak is all in the eye of the person doing the critique. The only way to be incorrect in critiquing art is to fail to give reasons to support your assertion."
(Excerpt above taken from an online article By Erin Schreiner; "How to Teach & Critique Art".)
"As we make art, we all begin to wonder what others are thinking about it. Sometimes we seek out the input of others into our work. Sometimes we are asked to give someone else feedback. Either way the "critique" can be tricky business, and it takes both backbone, and soul for it to work right.
If you want to get a critique of your work:
* Find someone who is supportive and kind, and who believes in you and your work, but can still be honest.
* Make sure you trust the judgment and like the work of the person who you are asking to give you feedback.
* Be ready to hear the negative as well as the positive.
* Do not act on all the feedback you receive right away. Give it time to settle in, so you can sift through it.
* Make sure you are confident enough in your work that you are ready to hear the feedback someone has to offer.
* Do it in the daylight. Pick a time to do it when you are feeling rested and refreshed, not tired and irritable.
* Know that all opinions are subjective, and different people will give you different opinions about your work."
(Excerpt(s) above taken from an article by Deanne Fitzpatrick: "The Art of the Critique".)
"It’s important to approach being critiqued in a non-defensive way, for that’s the only way to see things less subjectively. It’s a wonderful gift to be able, however briefly, to see things from another’s point of view…suspending the “buts” that always spring to mind!
Critiquing another’s work is a very good way of learning of learning how to look more clearly at one’s own art. People learn more by analyzing another’s work, by figuring out its qualities, and its weaker areas. What’s really working to help people make stronger compositions is not being on the Receiving end of the critique, but being on the Giving end."
(Excerpt(s) above taken from an article by Elizabeth Barton: "On the Art of the Critique".)
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By the way, Deanne Fitzpatrick was referencing critiquing works of 'art' ... in the genre of ... rug hooking.
And Elizabeth Barton was referencing critiquing ... quilts.