On the latest readings for class, I found some stuff to be really cool. Its interesting to see how art is interactive now, especially with tools like GPS and games. I thought the human race machine sounded really cool and I would love to have tried it myself.
Whats interesting to me is to see how we evolve in art and how things have changed. Art is not limited to a paintbrush or a chisel anymore, and Im just really curious to see where it can go from here. What amazes me is how people can turn art into ordinary things; I dont look at the world like that so its always kind of refreshing.
There was a passage I highlighted on page 16 of our text, "An aesthetic can be driven by the sense, emotions, intellect, will, desires, culture, preferences, subconscious behaviour, conscious decision, training, instinct, sociological institutions, or some complex combination of these" This totally blew my mind, because once again I dont employ these or even remotely think about any of these when trying to create my own art or looking at it or searching for it. And I cant help but wonder, who does this? If this is how people see the world, how are they not overwhelmed?
Tatiana,
ReplyDeleteYou're certainly a participant in this discourse; moreover, you're a practitioner with unique experiences, and a unique background, cultural affinities and identifications--everything you make (your aesthetics) are comprised of or influenced by these attributes and experiences. Right?