I recently viewed several art exhibition projects. A few of the titles are With Life, Comes Death, Comics, The Visions Through Faith, Nature of the World, and Nature. I chose to write an article critiquing Nature by Britten Walker (rather than choosing any of the others) for a few reasons. First, I am personally interested in art that is related to nature. Second, I had confidence that I could write about this theme, since it is familiar. I was not at all confident that I could write on the topic of comics, in contrast. Third, in perusing these exhibits I found that Nature had some excellent commentary accompanying the works, that would inspire my writings about it.
In writing an article about this exhibit, as though I was an art critic, I had a few challenges. I was uncertain of how to organize my thoughts. I had to experiment with this as I went along. I wanted to make the exhibit or gallery intriguing to potential viewers in what and how I wrote, so I carefully selected certain descriptions and sought to write in an engaging manner.
It was a bit uncomfortable to point out the flaws of the exhibit. I recognized, though, that this information can be helpful both to its creator and potential viewers. I would appreciate a similar critique of my work for this reason- so I could improve it and learn from others who have more knowledge.
I would give my completed article an 8 (on a scale of 1 to 10), since it is well done, yet it lacks some of the experience and expertise that a true critic can offer readers.
This project was enjoyable in that it challenged me to write in a way that I have not, since I had to think primarily about art in doing so and act as an art critic.
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