ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND

PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

PRESENTED BY:
KAZANDRA JAI GACUSAN
JULIMAR AGOSTO
DHENIEL GRACE AVELINO
OBJECTIVE / BALANCE
REVIEW OR CRITIQUE OF A
WORK OF ART, AN EVENT
OR PROGRAM
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

Learning Objectives: At the end of the

lesson, the learners shall be able to

1. define critique;
2. What are the following considered in
balanced/objective review of any piece of
work
3.How to critique different art form
WHAT IS
CRITIQUE?
• Critique is a careful analysis of an argument to
determine what is said, how well the points are
made, what assumptions underlie the argument,
what issues are overlooked, and what implications
are drawn from such observations. It is a
systematic, yet personal response and evaluation
of what you read.

• It is a genre of academic writing that briefly

summarizes and critically evaluates a work or
concept.
What is
balanced/objective
review or criticism ?
It is a system of interpreting,
judging, and assessing a
person,thing, or any work of art
not influenced by feeling or
opinion in considering
andpresenting facts.
It is systematic way considering
the truthfulness of a piece of work
 To have a balanced objective review of
any piece of work, the following are
considered:

1. DESCRIPTION - Pure description of

the object, piece of work, art, events
etc.It answer the questions:
a. Artwork- "What do you see?"
(Description, Constitutes, form of art,
medium, size and scale, elements or
general shapes, color, texture of surface,
and context of object)
b. Piece of Writing- "What do
you see?"(form, structure,
choice of words, length,genre)
2. ANALYSIS - Determining what the features
suggest and deciding why the artist or writers used
such features to convey specific ideas.It answers
the questions:

A. ARTWORK-"How did the artists do

it?"
B. PIECE OF WRITING- "How did the
writer write it?"
3. INTERPRETATION - Establishing the
broader context for this type of art. It
answer the questions:
A. ARTWORK-" Why did the artist create it
and what does it mean?

B. PIECE OF WRITING- "why did the the

writer create it and what does it mean?
Remember you shouldn't make your
interpretation arbitrary! Provide
evidence and point out what exactly
influence your understanding of the
artwork.
4.JUDGMENT-judging piece of work
means give it rank in relation to other
works and of course considering a very
important aspects off the visual art; it's
originally. It answers the questions"is it
good artwork? Is it a good composition?
How to critique
different art
forms
As you can imagine, all kinds of
masterpiecs are subject to criticism.
For example you you choose to
aboutpaintings, drawings, sculptures,
or even buildings. And naturally all
these form of art have their specific
features.
 PAINTING CRITIQUE - Paint is a
medium that emphasizes lights,
color, and space.

SCULPTURE CRITICQUE- Similarly,

many specific factors influence the
overall impression off a sculpture
ARCHITECTURE CRITIQUE-
you can write art Critiques
on architecture,too
PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE-
Analyzing a photograph is a lot
like critiquing a painting.
THANK YOU!