CONTEXTUALISATION- writing week
- art critic - opinions about artworks,a rtist, etc... based on INTERPRETATION
- balance between objective + subjective writing, descriptive and non-descriptive.
- process of writing review- focus description and interpretation
- PROCESS: press release about upcoming shows, 4/5 shows, pitch to the editor then go back to see the show
- own ethics about who to write about - if did a curated show then don’t write about those artists.
- who are you writing for - who is the reader -
- few days to write , 1/2 rounds with editor.
-looking is interpreting - as soon as we start describing what we see, we1re in subjective territory.
- description is NEVER neutral
- he distances himself from the artist, doesn’t show the artist’s POV.
- how are things presented? is there an overall mood? what details gives this mood? are questions he asks himself.
- what phenomena aside from the work itself is the art related to.
- through evaluation we can let the reader know why we find this interesting or not. Hopefully our description will allow the reader to understand how we came to that conclusion, whether they agree or not.
argue for and against
- using references can be associative, explicit or not explicit in the text
- how to write about contemporary art, Gilda Williams
THESIS WRITING
- writing layers in order
- give answers, what does the reader need in order to follow your train of thoughts in the writing
- try not to be too general, be specific
description vs interpretation
- STRUCTURE HOW I WRITE/PRESENT - stream of consciousness
- possible to apply poetic/fictional storytelling writing. check in the library for past thesis.
- doesn’t have to be super academic
- Master thesis = the story of these two years of masters.
- if choosing to write ficition or in an eccentric way, then you need to show why