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Unit 4: Interpreting, comparing and resolving art
Quick questions on Using the Personal Lens to interpret art: VCE Art Creative Practice
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What is using evidence, not guesswork?Show answer
The Personal Lens is the lens most easily misused, because it tempts students into inventing feelings the artist never expressed. Strong personal interpretation is evidence based. An artist's own statement, a documented life event, or a motif repeated across their body of work can justify a reading. A vague claim that the artist must have been sad cannot.
What is using it on your own practice?Show answer
You also apply the Personal Lens to your own work in the visual diary, articulating your intentions, the personal interest driving the work, and what you want it to express. This self interpretation feeds the reflection component of the Creative Practice and gives your critique something concrete to test.
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