Normal student reaction at Art Crits
So we’ve all been there, Group Crit, Show and Don’t Tell Crit, Mediated Crit etc, but has anyone ever really shown you a formula for getting through a crit in one piece?
Well, surprise surprise, there is indeed a tried and tested process for ensuring that you don’t end up flummoxed, tongue tied or looking like a muppet when your tutors ask you to add your thoughts in a crit session.
It’s known as “The Feldman Method” developed by Edmund Feldman, Professor of Art at the University of Georgia and incorporates a simple, 4 stage process to assist in the successful critique of any artwork. The process is broken down into the following four steps;
1. Description
2. Analaysis
3. Interperetation
4. Judgement
(A useful mnemonic for remembering the process is “Dem Apples Is Juicy”)
It may seem like an obvious process to some, but I am certain there are many students on art courses across the land who have no clue as to how best to handle a crit session.
Here is a link to a useful blog entry that should help even the most confused art student get through a crit and feel like they are in control and be able to de-code the work on show and assess whether it meets the artists’ intentions: Click here
2. Analaysis
3. Interperetation
4. Judgement
(A useful mnemonic for remembering the process is “Dem Apples Is Juicy”)
It may seem like an obvious process to some, but I am certain there are many students on art courses across the land who have no clue as to how best to handle a crit session.
Here is a link to a useful blog entry that should help even the most confused art student get through a crit and feel like they are in control and be able to de-code the work on show and assess whether it meets the artists’ intentions: Click here
And here’s a helpful, printable aide memoir that you might want to adopt or adapt to suit your requirements:
We hope you find this as useful as we did.
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