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Friday, January 11, 2008
Critique Tips
Comment on this post with criteria for our critique categories.
What is important? Craft? Concept? Following instructions?
15 comments:
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While a piece of artwork's importance might be measured by its successful/unsuccessful use of artistic elements (line, color, unity, repetition--everything from the Critique tips sheet), the ideas, messages, or commentary a piece holds also deserve merit. Some questions we can ask to explore a work's ideas are: why did the artist choose to do a certain thing? what ideas is the artist trying to convey? why are these ideas important enough for the artist to want to express them?
I think that there are quite a few thing that go into making a successful art piece. Craft definitly can be needed but also I thing that a stiring emotion can be considered equaly important, when a piece move you that is just as special as craft im my book
When critiquing others work it is important to keep in mind that we are all learning how to use these new digital mediums with some having more experience. I think we should judge on the effort of the piece, if he/she followed the instructions and if they did not ask why and see what difficulties they had. It is also important to find out what type of message they want to come across and if they are successful expressing it. Does the piece grab others attention? Is it creatively made? What resources did they use to come up with their idea? And is there anything they have learned through this experience that can help others? Basically critiquing to try to learn the artist experience creating and learn his/her message of the piece.
I think its important to have people sharing their ideas on what they may have done differently. But its also important to share what you think is good about the piece too. When evaluating the piece it is important to look at their idea and how well they followed through with what they wanted to do. Look if the instructions were followed and if the piece has appeal. Art is different to everyone so a critique should be a reaction to someone's version of it.
The least important element to analyze in a artistic piece is "following directions". Though, I feel that it important to address the particular skill that were are learning through any particular project; I don't think that whether a person completely followed instructions should be included in the conversation when it comes to objectively critiquing and scoring one's work.
Its important to remember to say why you liked the way someone did something, and not just that it looks nice. Some questions that you could ask could be if the person experienced any difficulties and what they were, if they could do it over would they do anything differently, what they learned from the project.
Its important to remember to say why you liked the way someone did something, and not just that it looks nice. Some questions that you could ask could be if the person experienced any difficulties and what they were, if they could do it over would they do anything differently, what they learned from the project.
For "critique tips" what is important is describing positives to the artist about their work of art. Asking developing/working questions, such as what was the inspiration behind this work of art?-can be helpful. Without the artist presenting their point of view many can preceive the work of art differently. Adding some advice on how to fix or correct little mistakes after the positives can be beneficial. In my opinion, the concept and following instructions are much more important than the craft. As a student, making mistakes is part of learning and coming into an intro class many aren't going to have the best craft. Therefore, the concept behind the work of art and making sure one follows the directions are key. Although, do not forget to award and complement those who do already have craft for these projects.
Critique tips, for me, should just be positive and negative comments about how to make the picture better. Nobody's perfect and should be able to take criticism on their artwork, because making adjustments makes people better artists. I like to look at concepts that may not have been written out in the project but are still applicable to what we are working on; for instance, looking at concept as well as some of the elements and principles of design.
Critique comments work well i think. Small comments on how a piece could have been improved or seen differently. Comments should probably concern the craft and concept of the piece because those are what the pieces are made of. Its important to consider them when critiquing. I think that following instructions is very important though not a big part of how you critique a piece. Critiques, i think, would be more effective if everyone's projects were on the same page because if you have one person who doesn't follow directions, its kind of hard to critique it compared to others, etc. Rawr!
While i believe that artistic element standards such as line, color unity, etc are important in critiquing an piece, equally important are those elements that don't fit into this category. Elements including how the piece made you feel or what is it saying to the audience, if anything at all as well as what did the artist have in mind when creating this piece, and how well did they make it happen. 10738618
I feel that art work is completely subjective. Therefore I believe that we should be graded on; closeness to assignments guidelines, obvious effort, and how well we took critiques. And hey if it looks cool to a lot of people maybe even a few extra points added in. ^_^
I feel that, when critiquing others work, it is important to thihnk about not whether or not a certain piece appeals to you necessarily, but to think about how much work went into it and what the artist was thinking and feeling a the time it was created. Art is such a personal expression of ones self and undoubtedly we all are very different and unique individuals. Basically, bear in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so keep an open mind. While you don't have to enjoy a piece, you can respect the message the the artist was trying to convey through it.
When my work is critiqued I always look for constructive ideas about composition,and maybe other elements I could have added or removed from my piece to make it more visually appealing. I think when you look at your own work its important to hear what appeals to others also.
I think that concept is the most important part of a critique, and that all other categories fall under concept. If an artist does not have a reason for their quality of craftsmanship, placing certain lines, colors, objects, or themes into their piece, it is probably not a strong piece. If the artist does not follow directions, they have not properly conveyed the message that was assigned. When critiquing someone else, it is important to point out the strengths and weaknesses of the piece. It is nice when you make an artist think about their piece from a different point of view.
15 comments:
While a piece of artwork's importance might be measured by its successful/unsuccessful use of artistic elements (line, color, unity, repetition--everything from the Critique tips sheet), the ideas, messages, or commentary a piece holds also deserve merit. Some questions we can ask to explore a work's ideas are: why did the artist choose to do a certain thing? what ideas is the artist trying to convey? why are these ideas important enough for the artist to want to express them?
I think that there are quite a few thing that go into making a successful art piece. Craft definitly can be needed but also I thing that a stiring emotion can be considered equaly important, when a piece move you that is just as special as craft im my book
When critiquing others work it is important to keep in mind that we are all learning how to use these new digital mediums with some having more experience. I think we should judge on the effort of the piece, if he/she followed the instructions and if they did not ask why and see what difficulties they had. It is also important to find out what type of message they want to come across and if they are successful expressing it. Does the piece grab others attention? Is it creatively made? What resources did they use to come up with their idea? And is there anything they have learned through this experience that can help others? Basically critiquing to try to learn the artist experience creating and learn his/her message of the piece.
I think its important to have people sharing their ideas on what they may have done differently. But its also important to share what you think is good about the piece too. When evaluating the piece it is important to look at their idea and how well they followed through with what they wanted to do. Look if the instructions were followed and if the piece has appeal. Art is different to everyone so a critique should be a reaction to someone's version of it.
The least important element to analyze in a artistic piece is "following directions". Though, I feel that it important to address the particular skill that were are learning through any particular project; I don't think that whether a person completely followed instructions should be included in the conversation when it comes to objectively critiquing and scoring one's work.
Its important to remember to say why you liked the way someone did something, and not just that it looks nice. Some questions that you could ask could be if the person experienced any difficulties and what they were, if they could do it over would they do anything differently, what they learned from the project.
Its important to remember to say why you liked the way someone did something, and not just that it looks nice. Some questions that you could ask could be if the person experienced any difficulties and what they were, if they could do it over would they do anything differently, what they learned from the project.
For "critique tips" what is important is describing positives to the artist about their work of art. Asking developing/working questions, such as what was the inspiration behind this work of art?-can be helpful. Without the artist presenting their point of view many can preceive the work of art differently. Adding some advice on how to fix or correct little mistakes after the positives can be beneficial. In my opinion, the concept and following instructions are much more important than the craft. As a student, making mistakes is part of learning and coming into an intro class many aren't going to have the best craft. Therefore, the concept behind the work of art and making sure one follows the directions are key. Although, do not forget to award and complement those who do already have craft for these projects.
Critique tips, for me, should just be positive and negative comments about how to make the picture better. Nobody's perfect and should be able to take criticism on their artwork, because making adjustments makes people better artists. I like to look at concepts that may not have been written out in the project but are still applicable to what we are working on; for instance, looking at concept as well as some of the elements and principles of design.
Critique comments work well i think. Small comments on how a piece could have been improved or seen differently. Comments should probably concern the craft and concept of the piece because those are what the pieces are made of. Its important to consider them when critiquing. I think that following instructions is very important though not a big part of how you critique a piece. Critiques, i think, would be more effective if everyone's projects were on the same page because if you have one person who doesn't follow directions, its kind of hard to critique it compared to others, etc. Rawr!
While i believe that artistic element standards such as line, color unity, etc are important in critiquing an piece, equally important are those elements that don't fit into this category. Elements including how the piece made you feel or what is it saying to the audience, if anything at all as well as what did the artist have in mind when creating this piece, and how well did they make it happen.
10738618
I feel that art work is completely subjective. Therefore I believe that we should be graded on; closeness to assignments guidelines, obvious effort, and how well we took critiques. And hey if it looks cool to a lot of people maybe even a few extra points added in. ^_^
I feel that, when critiquing others work, it is important to thihnk about not whether or not a certain piece appeals to you necessarily, but to think about how much work went into it and what the artist was thinking and feeling a the time it was created. Art is such a personal expression of ones self and undoubtedly we all are very different and unique individuals. Basically, bear in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so keep an open mind. While you don't have to enjoy a piece, you can respect the message the the artist was trying to convey through it.
When my work is critiqued I always look for constructive ideas about composition,and maybe other elements I could have added or removed from my piece to make it more visually appealing. I think when you look at your own work its important to hear what appeals to others also.
I think that concept is the most important part of a critique, and that all other categories fall under concept. If an artist does not have a reason for their quality of craftsmanship, placing certain lines, colors, objects, or themes into their piece, it is probably not a strong piece. If the artist does not follow directions, they have not properly conveyed the message that was assigned. When critiquing someone else, it is important to point out the strengths and weaknesses of the piece. It is nice when you make an artist think about their piece from a different point of view.
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