Chapter 6: Writing and Talking About Art

The final chapter of the book summed up the last three chapters nicely and then went on to describe effective methods of talking and writing about art in both academic and professional circumstances. Many of the suggestions about writing were seemed to be words of second nature to me, as I have been a student for the past 15 years. I know to turn my work in on time, not to wait until the last possible moment to get started on it etc. However, there were some helpful writing tips that I could always be reminded of and haven't been reminded of since I took an english class freshman year. Using these small technicalities improve overall writing quality significantly, and help to make the piece of writing sound well thought out and professional.
I also thought that the part of this chapter that explained how to write about group art exhibits was particularly effective. I imagine it would be quite difficult to name all of the artists in a 50 person show, and the idea of talking about a theme or the amount of variety in a show sounds like a much more manageable prospect.