Critique

Each student will present their work to the class
at least once during the semester. The student
presenting work can determine some of the
parameters for her/his critique. S/he may either
opt to introduce the work before the discussion
begins or s/he may chose to remain quiet, letting
the class explore the work's meaning without the
artist's input.
The class will deeply investigate the meaning of
each artwork within a generative and consensus
building discourse. Students are encouraged to
fully consider all aspects of the work in
question, to take nothing for granted, and to
find clear but non-hierarchical modes of
expressing their discoveries. Sometimes this
takes the form of a comparison between the
student's intent and the actual meaning produced
by the work, with the goal of helping each
student close the gap between intent and result.