What is an Art Critic?

1. What is an
Art Critic?

2. Art Critics Describe Art:
They represent
or give an account
of artworks in words.

5. Art Critics Analyze Art:
They study
or determine the nature and
relationship of the parts of
artworks by analysis.

7. Art Critics Interpret Art:
They explain or tell the
meaning of artworks and
present in understandable
terms.

9. Art Critics Evaluate Art:
They determine or fix the value
of artworks to determine the
significance, worth, or condition
of, usually by careful appraisal
and study.

11. Art Critics can play a
major role in bringing
prominence to individual
artists or art movements.

12. Sometimes art critics make inaccurate
assessments. Possible results are that the art
critic loses prominence or the artist loses or
never gains prominence.

13. Art Critics may
misunderstand or not favor
art in their times when it is
a brand new style.

14. An example of Impressionist art:
Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

15. While people today generally view
Impressionism as a pretty and contemplative
style, "no one looking at an Impressionist
painting in the 1870s thought these images were
escapist or prettifying," Locke clarifies. "Most
critics claimed that the paintings were horribly
ugly, that the people in them looked diseased
and dirty, and that the artists must be totally
inept."

16. Art Critics help
collectors and patrons
understand artwork.

17. An 11-year NBA
player, University of
Memphis (U of M) alumnus,
and former Tigers point
guard, Elliot Perry, along
with his wife, Kim, have
been collecting
contemporary African-
American artwork for years.

18. Art Critics can stir
debate and public
discourse on art
related topics.

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