Unit 3 Art Review Essay

Exploring three art reviews helped construct a better understanding of the fundamental aspects that are important to persuasive arguments. All of the reviews are of work from the past year all from the Portland area. Each author cited previous art movements and artists to enhance their stance on the work of the new artist. This gives more artistic credit to the new artists work since it follows historical traditions yet finds new perspectives. The descriptive language about the physical nature of the work gives the review soul. Each of the authors, picked different particulars found in the exhibition to make a stance about the meaning of the artist's work. The overarching themes of the whole by exploring individual parts. The stronger reviews offer both positive accolades combined with comments of criticism. Grace Kook-Anderson, of the Oregon Artswatch, set up Julie Green’s exhibition strongly yet not overbearingly. In the first couple sentences, Anderson sets the scene of the show and the positive …show more content…
His review of artist duo, Carla Arocha and Stephane Schraenen, starts by talking about the current state of the Portland art scene, according to him it’s very low. Thus, he builds up the work of this artist duo. Jahn relies on exact and descriptive language to refer to the construction of the exhibition. He writes bluntly, only awarding praise lightly. Therefore, his sentiments are calculated rather than being overly bias. It makes his writing seem more genuine because he acts as a peer rather than a friend. Towards the end of the review he offers big picture questions about humanity and the implications of social networks. He draws attention to the less than good craftsmanship as better than it being professional for the overall effect. In this review, he leaves you with more question than answers begging you to see the work in person because simply reading about it does not