Art Criticism Article

1. The project that I reviewed was "The Queen City" by Joe Frangione

2.  I chose this show because I previously discussed with the author during the forum before the project was due. I wanted to see if he had overcome the issues he mentioned in the forum or if he had taken any of the advice I had given. I suggested that he look up famous Buffalo born artists. I also picked it because I am a huge Buffalo booster and love my hometown!

3. I did find it challenging to not tear apart the author and be brutal. I wanted to sound as diplomatic and polite as possible, while still giving constructive criticism. I carefully chose my words while critiquing to overcome this.

4. I think that critiquing peers is a worthwhile process because you get to see what others are interested in, what they have learned and how they interpret art. I think it also helps people to gauge their own performance as well.

5. I would like to read the critique that my peers wrote about my own Art Curation project because I am very curious to see how other's interpreted it and if they thought it was successful. Even if reading other's critique of me made me upset, I would still like to know their opinions.

6. I would rate my own finished article as an 8 on a scale from 1-10. I think I did a thorough job of critiquing both the good and the bad about this work. I interpreted the works as thoughtfully as I could, but I think I could have added comments on a few more pieces or key issues. 

7. I did enjoy the art curation project, but I did not enjoy the Art criticism project as much.