A note about my last article:
Every artist needs to know how to take criticism. Even me. So after
receiving some friendly constructive criticism about my article on Big
Umbrella Studios’ show last Friday, I would like to clear a few things
up.
Firstly, our mission at A Bad Crit is to present artwork. We are here
to bring you, as readers, work that you may not otherwise be able to
see. We know that our readers are all over the world and we appreciate
the opportunity to bring you new and exciting things from up and
coming artists.
So, I would like to formally apologize if I made it seem as though I
did not enjoy the opening of Bestiarum Vocabulum, because I thoroughly
did. I have been to many shows that were overly crowded which can make
it hard to really absorb the work. I liked that this vibe was
different. So by “caliber” I simply meant “hype”. Maybe because Big
Umbrella doesn’t present itself as a snobby, overly hyped up gallery,
which I liked, I used the wrong language. I appreciate the work that
all of our local galleries do to support artists and I meant no
disrespect to the gallery or the artists or their work. I got so
excited about putting the images up that I did not take the time to
re-read what I wrote and consider how it may have come off to the
readers. I made some assumptions about the crowd there, noticing that
everyone was enjoying themselves and engaging in deep conversations
about the artwork, that everyone knew each other, and for that I
apologize as well.
That being said, I hope that you, the readers, enjoyed seeing the
images, as they were enjoyable in person, for me and I look forward to
bringing you more of what San Francisco’s finest has to offer.
<3
Monica
