This was the piece I presented at the crit. Initially I felt positive about the image, and several of the class liked it and enjoyed how I had decided to portray a city without altering any of the actual 'buildings' themselves. However, my main learning experiences this crit came from criticisms - my sketchbook work relating to this project was relatively threadbare, with little in the way of documented research or process. Furthermore, though my imagery might be clever, it looked somewhat juvenile, and didn't appear to possess any deeper meaning than being an experiment with Photoshop. My presentation and discussion alleviated those doubts somewhat, but I realised how important process was in making a successful presentation and reassuring an audience or assessor that my work was in fact the product of work, and not merely thrown together without much care or attention.
My other main takeaway from this session was how interesting I found observing and commenting on others' work, especially the work from the design group that we hadn't been exposed to. Listening to other people comment on work was useful in my continued work at keeping myself open minded and taking multiple viewpoints on board before reaching a decision. I look forward to future crits and spending more time analysing and listening to analysis of our artwork.
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