Impressionistic Criticism is used every day whether you like it or not.
What is Impressionistic Criticism … A kind of criticism that tries to convey what the critic subjectively feels and thinks about a work of art opposed to speaking about it in general.
We constantly read a piece of work and decide whether we like it or not. If we don’t like it, we say so, which is impressionistic criticism. You critique a piece of work according to your own feelings. Impressionistic criticism’s audience is the critic him or herself.
Critics rate the arts according to their effect upon the senses, and so prepare the way for a purely impressionistic criticism. For all new critics, such impressionistic approaches pose both practical and theoretical problems. In practical terms, it makes reliable comparisons of different critics difficult, if not irrelevant.

Impressionistic Criticism Definitions.
1. Impressionistic criticism is the personal response that a piece of work evokes and how the work affects the critic.
2. Impressionistic criticism is concerned with the interaction of the text and the individual.
3. A kind of criticism that tries to convey what the critic subjectively feels and thinks about a work of art.
4. It is the difference between subjectivity and objectivity. The difference between reality and how you feel.

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What Is…

Impressionistic Criticism is what happens when a critic is reading a piece of work and critiques it on how he or she is feeling instead of making a general statement.
If you choose to be an impressionistic critic you are your own audience.
By using your senses you are truly an impressionistic critic.

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The Difference …

Impressionistic Criticism is the difference between reality and what you think, the difference between objectivity and subjectivity.
An example of objectivity would be this background is pink with dots. We can all see and agree that this background is pink with spots.
An example of subjectivity would be this background is beautiful. I think it is beautiful but some of you may not.

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To Conclude …

There are different definitions of impressionistic criticism but they all mean the same thing.

Impressionistic Criticism is how you feel about a piece of work.