Project 5 Reflection

1. Which projects did you review?

 I reviewed Point By Point by Diana Cottone and The Depiction of Landscape Scenery in Art by Meghan Kelley.
2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued?

 I selected these exhibits because I thought they looked well made, the subjects were good and they were the most interesting.
3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them?
 The challenges that  faced while doing this project were length for I was worried that I wouldn't have a long enough article for this project.

4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work?
 I felt ok about critiquing other peoples works although I do not believe I am qualified to do so.

5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project?
 I would really rather not read them because I don't think my project was that good.

6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why?
 I believe a 7 because I felt like i could have done more or something different but I don't know what that might have been.

7. Did you enjoy working on this project?

 I enjoyed working on this project a little bit but not all that much to be honest.

Video Review

1.

Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark

• ·       He has to remind himself about being relevant and not straying off topic.
• ·       We learn about partisan review and Greenbergs notion of mainstream.
• ·       He discusses the prejudices of art critics and how they are predominantly abstract.
• ·       You should know the nature of value judgment to be a great critic.
• ·       He discusses personal taste, aesthetics, intuition, reasoning and relevance in relation to art criticism.

The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture

• ·       The image of the colonies in the late 9^th and 20^th century was that of inconsistency and that they were not civilized.
• ·       Images of African people was that of violence leading Europeans to calling them savages.
• ·       They were displayed in cages along with animals. (nudity)
• ·       Colonial material culture is acknowledged as art yet the meanings of the objects is not carried with them.

2. The answer to this question is yes and no. The first video I watched, which was with T.J. Clark was the criticism of art and invaluable to the creation of my project. The second video was not so much related to art criticism because it was more on people’s prejudices of non-western art and not just base criticism.

3. I personally enjoyed the films and the added material they provided for the understanding of the material. The videos cover the parts of art criticism that we need and it is good supplementary material. It helped add depth to art criticism because of, especially, the first video. It was a video exactly on what I needed to complete project 5.

Self Portrait Work

http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/sabretooth10/slideshow/portrait

Self Portrait Reflection Questions

1. I chose this picture because I enjoy learning about the time period in which they were painted. These three paintings inspired me to learn more of the time period and history of the painting. 

2. I chose the media because it is easiest to work with and my favorite media. I work best with charcoal pencils and sketch pad paper.

3. The biggest challenge was aligning the facial features in proportion to each other. Also, it is difficult to make a sincere likeness to myself and not just create a generalized photo.

4. This piece is representative of myself because it shows a large smile. It is easier to draw myself when I am grinning. 

5. The use of lines were instrumental in creating the image. Also, the use of shadows and shading were useful in depicting the likeness of myself. 

6. I did not enjoy this project because it is difficult for me to correctly draw human figures and facial proportions. 

7. It was a little difficult to create a perfect image of the original picture. However, I was fairly pleased with the final product.