The Art World Expands

This piece was an eye opener to the speed of change in our art world, and how hard it is to anaylze works with the rapid change. I realized how hard it is going to be to keep up throughout my life and adapt to new and amazing technology and techniques. I find it somwhat intimidating to think about. In the future I am going to ahve to keep on my toes,a nd become a little more spontaneous with my art get outt here and try new things, sounds like fun

An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

This piece was uplifting and good for the soul. I had begun to doubt myself and making it in the art world. I think people ouside the art world take it all for granite and don't understand the hard work and time put into it. I have poeple kind of look down on me because I am an art major, and people think my life and school are so easy when in reality they are not. It really frustrates me, and when readig this piece I got some mor ehope instored in me. I think its a nice piece to read when I sometimes feel that way about my major and what I want to do with my life. I have a lot of friends in the science department and they tend to be narrow minded and sometime i feel like they are talking down to me, and that pisses me off more than anythig else.

I am a stong willed person who hates to be looked at like that. I work very hard through my art and I'm excited about my future. I like that not everything is going to be planned out in my profession and i like the mystery.

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?

'The Happiest Day of My Life'

1. I remeber hearing that he destroys "everything" what is it that he is destroying and why would he decide to destroy something as a work of art.?
2. Is he trying to prove a point to everyone about a certain topic like, consumerism, conformity, etc.?
3. Why is it titled "The Happiest Day of My life?" is it really the happiest day, and why?

notes
He decided to have his piece take place on the most popular street in Britain, for all to see. He says that it's not about consumerism but he did it to see how dependent he was on all his consumer belongings. This is interesting, because I always thought when i heard of pieces resembling this one that its some sort of rebellion. I like that he was doing this to test himself and I could inacuratly assume that this was liberating. I imagine this piece being good for the soul and liberating. I COULD NEVER DO IT! I'm completely impressed that he could shred his fathers coat and his car keys. If I could talk to him I would ask him how he benefited from this piece, how did he feel while doing it? What was the point is getting rid of it if sooner or later he was going to have to buy new possesions? that seems a little expensive and ridiculous. Did it create a burden in his life since he had nothing when he was done? I guess the answers to my first questions were answered by the text. It was the happiest day of his life because he felt completely liberated when done, but i just want to know how he felt when it came time to need some of his possesions. I found it interesting that he was destroying something and it was considered art, when "normally we create new things and call it art. I think it was very creative, but I guess that is what makes him a great artist and unique; is the way he dieverted from "normalcy"