The Story It Tells

why would melana want us to read this piece of text?
what points are they trying to get across?
how can i use this piece of literature to my benefit?

Meaning has always had it huge positives and huge negatives in my book. I feel like I have placed so much meaning into my piece yet how will my audience understand or relate to it has been my question. When I analyze others works I don't always appriciate it until I hear the background and thought from the artist behind it. Once the artist explains the pieces significance I appriciate it a lot more. On the other hand I do like in some cases that meaning is left up to interpretation. So I'm torn back and forth on the topic of meaning.

Denotation and cannotation are very important. The example used in the text hit it right on the dot. They said if we see a sculpture of an axe and wheels, we see it as an axe and wheels. If we are asked what is means, we would unlikely ahve an answer diverting from its and axe on wheels. We llok at something so simplicit, and we as artists and viewers need to understand there is more meaning behind the simplicity.

This piece of literature has helped me to understand the importance of perception and keeping an open mind, a REALLY open mind.

I'm still not fully comfortable with nudity Learning about it in art history is one thing but critiquing another classmates painting of a nude woman is a differnt story. I would ahve trouble critiquing a painting like that; especially if the painting was a self portrait or a portrait of an ex-girlfriend. I wouldn't want to hurt a persons feelings. I think I would have a hard time wih that and it would take some getting used to.

Why is nudity so popular?