- Messages
- 152
- Name
- Pavel M
- Edit My Images
- Yes
The most important part of a critique of an image is to determine the likely intent. ( Why did the artist create this work? What did (s)he try to say?). It is not absolutely essential that we guess the artist’s intent correctly. However if the comments on someone image are to be truly useful to the maker, we have to make an effort to see the image through the maker's eye. Otherwise we in effect substitute our intent (this is what I would do) for the maker's, making the review essentially irrelevant to the artist. We may ask ourselves the following questions:
> What do we think artist meant by this image based on what we know about the
work from the artist (title, artistic statement etc.) and based on the artistic tools used
to create the image? Why did the artist created the work?
> What does the image mean to us and how does it relate to our life and
experiences?
> What feelings and thoughts do we have when looking at this artwork? Is the
image about symbols or feelings or ideas?
> Are the various aspects of the techniques used to capture and process this
image in harmony with the image intent? Do the various aspects of composition
make the understanding and impact of the intent weaker or stronger? Make
suggestions for improvements that could clarify the intent or make the intent come
across more powerfully.
> What do we think artist meant by this image based on what we know about the
work from the artist (title, artistic statement etc.) and based on the artistic tools used
to create the image? Why did the artist created the work?
> What does the image mean to us and how does it relate to our life and
experiences?
> What feelings and thoughts do we have when looking at this artwork? Is the
image about symbols or feelings or ideas?
> Are the various aspects of the techniques used to capture and process this
image in harmony with the image intent? Do the various aspects of composition
make the understanding and impact of the intent weaker or stronger? Make
suggestions for improvements that could clarify the intent or make the intent come
across more powerfully.