Evaluating an Analysis
Art critics should use logical reasoning and support their arguments using visual evidence. Choose one of the sample student analysis essays from the website and find the work of art it references. Read the analysis and look at the artwork. Then, answer the following:
Does the essay accurately describe the artwork? Does it mention the important features that make the artwork distinctive? Explain.
Do you think the writer’s arguments make sense based on the visual evidence?
Do you find the arguments convincing? Why or why not?
How would you have analyzed this art? What different points would you have made, and why?
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