Art Critics

The role of an Art Critic is someone who specializes in analysing, interpreting and evaluating art from there perspective, either in a negative way or positive, and there view on art itself or a piece of art. The public in the 21st century tend to associate negativity with the word "critic" but is also seen as a positive as critics nowadays help their readers become aware with the artwork of today and enable to readers to make their own judgements on either their own piece of art or others. Art critics respond to different pieces of artwork by explaining the art, finding either the hidden meaning behind it and also making critical judgements hence the name "art critic". There are three main types of art critics that define art all so differently. Firstly, there are journalists who generally write for the general public of today but also includes their own perspective on art galleries and exhibitions. Another type of critic, there are newspaper reporters that are assigned to write about in particular pieces of art and exhibitions to the general public, which sends a clear view of the art piece. Finally, one last critic is a scholar who are actual artists themselves that write from a professional point of view or texts about other artists. In today's society, critics tend to focus on modern and contemporary art that matches the individuals culture. Art critics have a very important role in the world of art as they respond to varies of different art work that inspire and help audiences make there own judgement in the present day and future.

One example of an Art critic is a man named Robert Hughes, who was not only an art critic but a writer, and a producer of television documentaries. The man was described in 1997 by Robert Boynton of The New York Times as "the most famous art critic in the world".