Talk:Olek (artist)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Racepacket (talk) 12:12, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for nominating this article. I enjoyed it. No disamb. links. Fn 2 has a is dead link to nymag.com.
 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * Article needs a lead. Although there are introductory paragraphs, they cover new material rather than summarize what is below. For example, the yarn bomb quote should be moved to the body of the article.
 * "First using crocheting as part of her art in 2003, and crocheted the windows of a burned-out, abandoned building near her 2005 residency in Utica, New York.[10]" - sentence needs a subject and verb.
 * I've done a complete overhaul of that part: it was implying the windows were her first project, but she did student work before then. Working on that now.
 * "was inspired "by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station".[14] Performers held placards of signs found by the artist, that were "emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."[13]"->"was inspired "by a uniformed attendant holding a "Hold the Handrail" sign in a Taipei metro station".[14] Performers held placards based on signs found by the artist, that were "emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."[13]"
 * Changed.
 * "ripped off" can mean stolen. The cnnmoney site says it was removed by the caretaker of the park. Perhaps you can find different words?
 * Clarified.
 * Exhibit dates are Aug 10 — Aug 27, 2011 so can we say "August 2011"?
 * Pardon?
 * "A 2011 solo show will be held at Jonathan LeVine Gallery.[26]"->"A solo show will be held at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in August 2011.[26]"
 * Cool, thanks.
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * As noted above fn 2 needs repair.
 * Fixed, there was a space in the URL.
 * Fn 6, 7 and 24 are bare URLs. I suggest using cite web.
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * "Olek has exhibiting in the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Turkey. " - needs footnote
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * What is her educational background? Discuss it in the prose and not just the infobox.
 * Expanded a bit.
 * Please summarize any critical reception of her work.
 * Despite the fact she's going to exhibit at the Smithsonian, I can't find any critical reviews of her work. The only commentary on her work seems to come from reporters who don't specialize in art critique.
 * Has she written about her motivation or conception of her work?
 * The closest to that seems to be the 2009 quote, can't find anything else comparable.
 * What medium did she use prior to 2003?
 * I can find mention of her prof liking her student work that involved crochet, but nothing about her other works, aside from what's on her official website.
 * When did she immigrate from Poland to the United States?
 * Can't find any sources for that. If I tweeted her, and she replied, could I cite her tweet?
 * You could forward it to OTRS. However, it is a non-controversial fact that does not require a cite to a secondary source.
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * No edit wars.
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I am placing the article on hold so that you may address the above noted concerns. Racepacket (talk) 12:49, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I am placing the article on hold so that you may address the above noted concerns. Racepacket (talk) 12:49, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I am placing the article on hold so that you may address the above noted concerns. Racepacket (talk) 12:49, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

January 8 reading
We are almost done: Thank you for your hard work on this article. Racepacket (talk) 02:20, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Technically, the lead should only contain facts that are included elsewhere in the article. Please consider moving the "Her creative philosophy is that "Life and art are inseparable."[10]" to the Career section, and then summarize her entire creative philosophy in one or two sentences in the lead.
 * Please fix the [citation needed] in the second paragraph of the "Career" section.
 * I would make the title in fn 23 upper and lower case.


 * I'm really sorry for stalling on this, I didn't realize how much of the subject I hadn't explored, before submitting the article for review. In trying to find the most definitive explanation of her first works using crocheting, to solve the citation needed tag that I had placed on the fact, I found one page that lead to another, including complex artist statements that would require me attending a fine arts university program to be able to condense.


 * To try and reference some of the things highlighted in her early biographies is impossible. One of the events, a festival in Philadelphia, I really can't find any reliable references to it existing. Obviously, I've left it out. Anyway, here's my updates and expansions. --  Zanimum (talk) 00:53, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for improving the article. Congratulations. Racepacket (talk) 07:59, 13 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for your guidance, and patience with my delays. This is my first GAN ever, despite being on Wikipedia since 2002, and it was an interesting process. --  Zanimum (talk) 02:12, 14 June 2011 (UTC)