I agree with Jordan about rather receiving negative criticism from a critic than nothing at all. At least with the negative, it provides you as an artist an opportunity to better your work. Where can your work go if there is no feedback? I also thought about JoAnna's question about self-criticism and how that relates to the studio visit. I know that I personally am my own worst critic and a perfectionist. During a critique, I always offer up doubts that I have about my work. From this article, I learned that depending on the critic self-criticism can either be a good or bad thing. I think that self-criticism gives an artist that thick skin needed to get through negative criticism from the outside. If you already look at your work with the thought of 'how would others view this' or 'what can I do to make it better', then you are ahead of the game.
If a critic ever came to my studio, I would want any criticism they could offer. They would see my work differently than I do, and that would either confirm my own doubts or possibly present new things to think about. I can then choose what to really take home; but it gives me the opportunity of viewing my work from a new perspective. While this is my ideal studio visit, the article made me realize that not all critics will do this, and you just have to be prepared for anything. Sometimes they will praise your work, sometimes they'll hate it, and sometimes they won't give any indication one way or another. Self-criticism can help in all situations though. It allows the critic to know that you are thinking about your work; and you have a basis to work from no matter what the critic says.
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