writing about art, music and the like
by Kojo · updated 2mo ago
writing about art, music and the like
Remember, there is a difference between a critic and someone offering a critique. The critic will level judgments against your writing, your chances of succeeding, or you personally.
from Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore by Elizabeth Lyon
Kojo added 2mo ago
- In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more me... See more
from Superhuman
Kojo added 2mo ago
- At its best, cultural criticism is love and art that exists to give love to other expressions of art. It's beautiful in its indulgence.
from The prestige recession by Yancey Strickler
Kojo added 2mo ago
Criticism is not some inscrutable, mysterious process. It’s just a matter of: (1) noticing ourselves responding to a work of art, moment by moment, and (2) getting better at articulating that response.
from A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Kojo added 3mo ago
- Criticism, to me, is ultimately a practice of paying attention.
from "Taste Hierarchies Like These Stink" by Anne Helen Petersen
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- Good arts criticism–not just about music–is important because its job is to put the music in context and as a result, broaden the listener's enjoyment and understanding.
from Music Critics Converge by Michelle Santiago Cortés
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