9. WHAT IS A REVIEW/CRITIQUE?
This is a specialized form of writing in which a critic or a reader
evaluates any of the following:
a. a scholarly work (academic books and articles)
b. a work of art (performance art, play, dance, sports, film, exhibits)
c. designs (industrial designs, furniture, fashion designs)
d. graphic designs (posters, billboards, commercials, and digital
media)
11. VALUE COMMUNICATED
1.Sound critical judgement – This pertains to giving
description of the object without value judgements. It also
means that you must give your assessment or judgement to
an object by carefully assessing or evaluating it.
2.A fair and balanced assessment of situations or events,
people and things.
12. BASIC CONTENT
The content should answer the following questions:
1. What is your impression upon seeing the artwork?
2. What is the title and who is (are) the artist(s)?
3. Describe the subject matter. What is it all about? Are there recognizable images?
4. Describe the elements of the work. What style did the artist use?
5. If the work has subjects or characters, what are the relationships between or among them?
6. How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or in your other studies?
13. b. May take the form of a reflection, an
appeal, a protest, a tribute or
denunciation, a speculation.
14. c. In general, the content would include the following topics
1. For human situations
● A brief description of the event
● People involved, their roles and contributions
● Other driving force/motivation, it is maybe out in the open, hidden, or unsuspected
● Implications and consequences
● Assessment and predictions
2. For cultural affairs, people, works, performances:
● The central purpose of the event, product, or art
● The means, devices, strategies employed to achieve the purposes
● An evaluation of the achievement. Is it a success or failure?
• The significance (if any) beyond mere entertainment of the event or product in ethical and/or aesthetic terms, its timeliness and/or
timelessness
17. INTRODUCTION
▪ Contains the first impression on the work. You may begin with a hook.
• Note: A hook catches the attention of the reader. It ignites the reader’s
curiosity.
▪ Basic details about the material or the event that happened (title, director,
or artist name of exhibition/event)
▪ Main assessment of the material (for films, performances, artwork).
• Thesis statement or the focus of your review
18. BODY (ANALYSIS OR INTERPRETATION)
▪ Discussion of the main points of the analysis or interpretation.
▪ Discussion or analysis of the work (critical approach). You may use the critical approaches discussed in the
previous module.
▪ Aspects that make the art, event, or performance a success or a failure.
▪ Relationship of the work to other ideas and events in the world.
▪ The movements, acts, lines, or elements that are distinct to the work, performance, or event.
▪ Identify some of the similarities throughout the work (i.e., repetition of lines, two songs in each act).
▪ Identify some of the points of emphasis in the work (i.e., specific scene, figure, movement).
▪ The relationships of subject, movements, and characters.
19. Note: You should also take note about the
guidelines in writing a review/critique. You
may focus on one critical approach to analyze
the art or event.
20. CONCLUSION (EVALUATION)
▪ A statement indicating the overall evaluation of the work.
▪ A summary of the key reasons identified during the critical
evaluation, why this evaluation was formed.
▪ The significance of the event/work
▪ Comparisons to a similar work
▪ Recommendation
21. TAKE NOTE!
For artwork and other media, you should use speculative verbs
like evoke, create, appear, & suggest. You should make sure to
describe it to the reader and describe the material in simple terms.
Also, take note the coherence and cohesion of ideas in your
paragraph. After writing, make sure to check your grammar,
spelling, and punctuation marks.
22. Read the article below before you proceed to the task.
Pablo Picasso is recognized as one of the most important figures in 20th century western art. He created more than
20,000 artworks in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing and ceramics.
Picasso showed an early talent for art and made lifelike portraits as a teenager. However, after settling in Paris in his
early twenties he adopted more modern approaches to making art. Between 1908 and 1911 he and fellow artist
Georges Braque ‘invented’ a style called Cubism which took a radical, new approach to the representation of space
and form.
In 1937, Picasso completed his iconic mural Guernica, a chilling depiction of the bombing of the Basque town of
Guernica during the Spanish civil war, which resulted in the slaughter of many defenseless civilians.
Picasso painted Weeping Woman in October 1937 only a few months after he completed the mural. It is one of a
series of images of weeping women that have been linked to the figure of a grieving mother in Guernica who clasps
her dead child to her chest.
Weeping Woman is an iconic image of unspeakable grief and pain, representing universal suffering. The fragmented
features and the use of acid green and purple heighten the painting’s emotional intensity.
The model for the Weeping Woman was Picasso’s partner Dora Maar, a passionate, strong, and intelligent woman.
The painting is also often seen as reflecting their complex and often stormy relationship.
23. • Directions: After reading the article, you are now tasked to
write a review/critique on the painting by Pablo Picasso, “The
Weeping Woman”. Take note of the guidelines discussed in the
introductory concept. Also, you can make use of your outline on
practice task 1 as your guide in this task. You may use a separate
sheet of paper for your output.
24. 5 4 3 2 1
The
outline
used the
same
format
and all
supporti
ng
details
are
classified
under
their
respectiv
e topics.
The outline
mostly used
the same
format and
most
supporting
details are
classified
under their
respective
topics. .
The outline
used two
types of
format
interchangea
bly and
some
supporting
details are
classified
under their
respective
topics.
The outline
did not use
any of the two
formats and
none of the
supporting
details are
classified
under their
respective
topics.
The
outline
did not
show
any
necess
ary
details.
