"The Studio Revisited" Responses

Here are my responses to some of the discussion questions:

Megan #1:
I would say that I would rather hear what the critic has to say whether the comments are good or bad. I think any feedback would be helpful to understand how people are perceiving my work. I think if the critic were to leave without saying anything, I would just stand there just wondering what they thought about the work and hear their unbiased opinion.

JoAnna #1:
I can understand where this statement is coming from. In regards to late 20 something-year-olds, they usually still have things to figure out when it comes to their art and media. I would agree that late twenty somethings tend to "'work productively, intensely, and who haven't sorted everything out yet.'" I think this makes their work more adaptable to change and critiques. If there is something that doesn't work for them, they can experiment and change while they are early in their career. With older artists, I feel it would be too hard for them to change their style or media.

Caitlin #1:
To piggy-back my answer to JoAnna's question 1 - I feel that a young artist can get too far away from their original theme, media use, etc based on someone's opinion or feedback.

Kasey #3 (switching it up now):
I feel as humans we are constantly looking for approval. As an artist, a lot of the approval we seek deals with our art, simply because it is a very personal thing and an expression of oneself. I can understand how positive feedback can lead to the work's lack of progression. If an artist is doing something right and is being praised for it, why change? However, I feel that once an artist has found their niche, gaining positive feedback on their work can jump-start them to continue. That feedback is the approval that some artists need to continue their work as is, and to really blossom.