I have always been interested in the History of Art as a subject, and studied it for A-Level. During this time I fell in love with writing long essays debating different theories, how art has changed according to politics of the time and so on. To be honest, I expected the same sort of thing from this module, instead I was pleasantly surprised to find a much more ‘contemporary’ course. Although I still thoroughly enjoy writing long essays I have found the ‘blog’ technique very freeing in comparison, in the sense that I don’t not feel confined to certain ways of writing. I have similarly learned to think more broadly when critiquing an artwork, instead of looking for a standardized set of features within a work, such as tonal values, scale etc, which I utilize throughout the course, I have learned to look at each work with a fresh outlook. That does not mean however that these ‘standardized’ features are irrelevant, instead they are just a platform from which this course has now taken me further. By this I mean that the blog has given me another opportunity to study and assess art and thus has taught me a new refreshing way of evaluating art.