Problem & Criticism

Join with other artists to develop your critical skills and become more confident in your ability to develop your own artistic style.

These friendly, supportive classes are devoted entirely to discussion and criticism of work done at home. The six sessions are based around a focus and specific creative problems set by the tutor. You will be required to work outside of class using your own materials, resulting in a number of pieces, using a variety of materials and approaches.

Each session of the course will be devoted to discussion and constructive criticism of work done outside of class. Questions about observation, interpretation and the nature of images will be discussed, as well as why and what choices were made.

A theme/ focus will be set by the tutor for the term. Members of the course will be working on the same challenges so the discussion will have some unity.

Prior to the term starting, learners will be sent notification of the term's focus and told the piece of work they are to complete and bring to the first session.

During the first session, a handout will be given out indicating the creative work and challenges to be undertaken each week at home and confirming dates for the reminder of the term. This will allow any student absent from a class to know the date and homework that is required for their next session.

The aim of the course is for students to pursue the brief using and developing their own style. Different approaches and materials will be suggested for exploration. Work can be of an experimental nature as vitality and freshness of approach is important. The sharing of ideas, skills and means of expression with the group is an important element of the course.