Week #2 - Gilda Williams Three Points

In class this week we discussed Gilda Williams points on good vs bad writing. We were given two reviews on local exhibitions and asked to identify William's three points. I have highlighted her points.

Pink: What is it? What does the artwork look like? What do you see?

Yellow: What might the work mean?

Orange: Why does this matter to the world at large?

"Glamour Stakes" by Phil Brown.

In this review Phil Brown discusses Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition. I don't think he really follows William's advice on good writing. He explains what the exhibition is about quite well, but he doesn't really go into detail about how it fits into the world at large, which makes sense with the audience he is writing to. The general public just wants to know what the exhibit is about to help them decide whether they should go see it. 

"APT8 Gears Up To Astound At QAGOMA" by James Frostick

This article is only a small review with a basic overview on the exhibit. Frostick explains what is in the exhibit quite well. He then goes on to list what the works mean and where they are from. He combines two of William's points together and explains what the works mean and why it matters to the world at large. This is particularly relevant to this exhibit because it is an international exhibit with works from the Asia Pacific region. 

"Cindy Sherman review - high-society selfies by quintessential postmodernist", by Andrew Frost.

This exhibition review is a very basic overview on Cindy Sherman's exhibition at GOMA. The audience for this piece is the general public so you wouldn't expect the work to be too in depth so it doesn't follow Gilda Williams three points. Frost describes Sherman's work, explains the meaning behind some of the works, and explains briefly who Sherman is. While it's not a very in depth review, it is a good review for the public to decide whether they should go see the exhibition. 

"crosseXions" by Susan Ostling

When reading this review you can see that it is aimed at an audience that understands art. The review does well to implement Gilda William's three points throughout the paragraphs. Different art works are talked about within each paragraph and the meaning behind them are explained too. It's a well rounded review that doesn't overload the audience on information but gets them interested in the works and what they mean.