FAH102H1 Lecture 2: FAH102 Week 2.docx

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Vernon hyde minor chapter 10 (written in notebook) 6-11 & 17-28] and chapter 2: chapter 1: types of writing about art. Essay: may be written in any of the four modes of discourse narration, description, exposition, or argument. Critical essays: often used with regard to an essay that offers and opinion. Such essays are written in either the expository or argumentative mode of discourse. The purpose is to critique, to criticize is to denounce or find fault; to critique is to exercise careful judgment, including scholarly interpretation. Comparative essay: is one that compares or contrasts more than one artwork or artist. The exhibition review: the purpose of the review is to evaluate a collection of art at a museum or gallery, an activity engaged in by an art critic. Research paper: makes conscious use of sources, it documents sources and includes an alphabetical list of sources in the form of a bibliography or works cited page.