Visual Art
Basic elements of visual art
What is composition, color, line, form, texture, space, etc.
What makes theater different from other forms of art
What is a form of performing art/involving a live performance
Lopatin made what genre of music
What is "haunted electronic music"
Keys to a quality criticism
What is description, context, interpretation, and evaluation
A person who communicates an assessment and an opinion of various forms of creative works such as art, literature, music, theater, cinema, fashion, architecture and more
What is a critic
When writing a critique about art, this section of the paper would focus on how the art works, what it means, and how the piece works toward conveying a certain message, theme, or emotion
What is the interpretation
Basic elements of theater
What is the script (playwright & director), cast (actors and actresses), plot, set design (scenery, costumes, make up, props), and technical elements (lighting & sound), etc.
If pop music critics are generalists, classical musical critics need to be
What are specialists
As pointed out by the key to a quality criticism article, there is no formula for writing great critiques. They do mention, however for most critics the first step before writing a review of a work of art is to personally think about and analyze this
What is an initial/gut reaction
This 20th century Irish novelist, playwright and poet wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot.' and 'Not I'. In 1969, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
Who is Samuel Beckett
This art movement employs geometric shapes in depictions of humans and other forms and was created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the early 20th century
What is Cubism
When writing a critique about theater, this section of the paper would focus on how the performance fits into the history or culture of theater, how it relates to other works by playwrights, how it relates to the genre or in other genres, and more
What is the context
Musical critiques must determine how much weight to give the..
What is the composition/choreographer/orchestra/dancers
Important things to think about when revising a critique
What is...
-clearly identifying your readers (catering to the type of audience better)
-checking if the level of complexity needed is present
-clarifying the main points you are trying to get across
-grammatical errors, sentence structure, overall coherence
These institutions play a vital role in culture, education, research and more by preserving artifacts
What is a museum
Visual art can be defined as
What is a visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination
Considered the greatest English-speaking writer in history and known as England’s national poet, this individual has had more theatrical works performed than any other playwright
Who is Shakespeare
_____ weighs heavily in classical music
What is tradition
Key aspects of a critique paper peer review
What is content accuracy, clarity & organization, writing quality, critical thinking, use of references, bias & objectivity, and audience engagement
This newspaper has long offered a wide range of cultural criticisms in their publications, particularly wielding significant influence over the success or failure of theater works, such as performances on Broadway
What is the New York Times
This international artistic movement in art flourished between 1905 and 1920, especially in Germany and Austria, sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality, typically through dynamic application of color in order to express the artist’s inner feelings or ideas
What is Expressionism
Shakespeare utilizes what technique with Viola a.k.a Cesario in The Twelfth Night
What is cross-dressing
What are CD reviews, concert reviews, profiles, and critical essays
Common issues to avoid when writing critique papers
What is...
-being overly subjective or biased
-not using enough formal or descriptive language (credibility)
-not balancing the amount of context or having a coherent flow to the critique
According to Ben Brantley, a chief theater critic at the New York Times, theater, like all types of art, is this type of experience, which means that viewers will not respond all in the same way to the art
What is a subjective experience