User:Nasnake/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Insects in Art


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead section: Nothing in the introduction or the overview is missing from the content of the rest of the article but there is more information in the body that is not mentioned in the lead, and the section could use some fleshing out. The lead makes it seem that the article will be mostly about the use of physical bodies of insects in art, but later in the article there are paragraphs about the meaning of insects being created in art, so this information can be added to the lead as well.  Content:  It seems like the article has a good start on instances of insects being used or being portrayed in art, but there is definitely more that could be added. There are only 6 small and short examples. There is a large emphasis on indigenous cultures using the entire insect for their art as opposed to the much smaller section of classical, mainly white Renaissance art. The article itself seems maybe not up to date as the last edit was from April of 2016, but discussion dates are from last month.  Tone and Balance:  The article is neutral, there is no bias toward one viewpoint or another, nor is there any persuasion in favor of a position.   Sources and References:  Every small paragraph has sources which are all from reliable places like the National Gallery, Encyclopedia of Insects, and other insect journals and university presses.   Organization and writing:  The article is concise and easy to read, but there is not a ton of information to go off of right now. The sections are broken down into good sizes but could also be fleshed out a bit more.   Images and Media:  The article has great images with good sources and captions that directly correlate to their sections in the article and what is being written about.   Talk page:  There is nothing on this specific article in the talk page but a link to the WikiProject Insects where they are mostly talking about the types of insects and the genus/scientific names as opposed to anything being shown in the Insects in Art article.   Overall Impressions  The article is under the Start category and is on the Low Importance scale. The article is at a good starting place and could definitely benefit from being expanded on in all areas. As it is, it is pretty well-developed for the little information that is there right now.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Art Forgery


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead Section: The lead section is very succinct with only two sentences. It is pretty good at describing the article as a whole but could be expanded upon to add in some more specific information about the main sections. It really does not mention the sections at all, it is mostly a short overview of what art forgery is.  Content:  All of the content in the article is relevant and split into easily understood sections. These sections could also use some expansion but are all cited well. There are some mentions of the underrepresented populations and their treatment in the case of reproduction/forging but it is very brief. The last edit of this page was from December of 2021, so not too long ago.   Tone and Balance:  The tone of the article is neutral with no claims pointed in any direction.   Sources and Reference:  There are quite a few good sources in the article as well as a nice short list of further reading on the subject below in the reference section. There are also links to further information on the crimes against art and a postgraduate degree program.   Organization and writing:  The organization is good in this article with clear, separate subject headings and related subheadings.   Images and media:  The images in this article are really cool actually, nearly all of them are famous forgeries with information written below some of them with the specific facts on how they were realized as fake, as well as comparing a real and a counterfeit signature.   Talk page:  This page is under three different Wiki Projects and is currently assigned to a student editor, but there has not been any new posts since 2019.   Overall impressions:  This article has a ton of good information already, and is assisted by great media, information, and sources. There is still further information that could be added in here such as the history and including other high profile art forgeries that have happened in more recent decades.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Horror Vacui (art)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead section: The lead section here is fairly short, spent defining and translating 'horror vacui' and its synonym 'kenophobia', as well as comparing it to how the term is used in physics. As an art style it could have some more information added here to better illustrate what horror vacui visually portrays, but as it is the lead section is okay. Content:  The article is pretty short with three brief sections on the history, examples, and how it is used in modern day. The modern uses section is a little bit confusing and the only actual example is of how retail stores either use this idea or reject it. As this isn't necessarily visual art as it's known and there are no other examples, this section could definitely use some elaboration. There are underrepresented populations mentioned in the form of brief sentences on how various indigenous peoples of South and Middle America use horror vacui in garments and traditional art but more information should also be added.  Tone and balance:  Again, the tone in this article is very neutral and succinct.   Sources and References:  There is a total of 7 sources in this article, and 2 of them are from dictionaries defining 'horror vacui' as well as an external link to an art blog defining and discussing the term. There is actually pretty good information in the blog but obviously can't be used in the article as cited information on its own but could be used to find some.   Organization and writing:  Some of the writing and word choices are a bit vague and confusing (for me) so some rewriting would benefit the article as a whole. The organization of the page however, makes sense and is laid out well.   Images and media:  There are only a few images here and more should be added to show the indigenous horror vacui pieces mentioned in the article. Half of the images deal with the retail storefront example and while it is relevant there specifically, that's still half of the total images and don't really have much to do with the fine and graphic art explained earlier.   Talk page:  There is not a lot of discussion here but that seems to be because the article was recently split and moved in 2021 from the original Horror Vacui page but is now divided between Horror Vacui (physics) and Horror Vacui (art). There seems to be disagreement about the split that has been preserved on the page and can no longer be added to or edited.   Overall impressions:  Seeing as this article was recently split off from the main page, it makes sense that it is very short. It could be added to, especially with the examples that are briefly mentioned with no further information. Media could also be added to better illustrate the meaning of the term and show examples of how it has been used around the world.