atwl77 wrote: johntruong wrote:
However, I think if you do criticize - you should also have your work available online for others to view as well. If not, you have no right criticize others.
I disagree. A restaurant patron does not need to know how to cook in order to criticize the food. A reader does not need to be a writer himself to criticize an author.
Having said that, however, criticism should be appropriate and talk about the work, not about the person.
\"I don\'t like your style because of reasons X, Y, Z\" is valid criticism, even if said reason is just \"it\'s not my cup of tea\".
\"Your style is shit\" is a personal attack.
\"Your style is terrible\" is a useless form of criticism as it doesn\'t tell the person why it is \"terrible\".
I was stating this in the context of an art class or a group of artists viewing each other\'s work and discussing it.... not just randomly critiquing others.
A restaurant patron has the right to critique because they paid for the food. You did not pay for my work.
You may express dislike (which is totally fine!), but it has no use to me because I cannot learn from it - I do not see how you view art because I do not have a glimpse of your work or how you see.
Jun 12, 2015 at 02:28 AM
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