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| "Straight Lined Chaos" - Molly Froman |
Ed Vessel made the comment that he thinks himself to not be very good at art, or maybe that he could not tell good from bad art; but how can one make this claim when we live in a world surrounded by artistic potential. His claim that art is something subjective is shown in his research, the idea that we learn what is good and bad art seems to me problematic and all to prevalent in our culture today. I think that weather or not you have the drive to make art is what will set you apart from those who do, the need to express yourself through art is what makes you an artist whether or not you create. It is important to note that not all work relies on a strong set thesis. This can be portrayed through the idea of a straight and curvy line, the straight line is straight from all angles while the curvy will be a seemingly new line from all angles. These scientific ideas which Vessel has about clear perceptions that the brain makes will end up in the minds of many.
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| "Vessel" - Molly Froman |
Those works which attempt to create multiple meanings, or even those with an open meaning is what I am personally drawn to. Art is never about one set idea which there is no interpretation it is a form of expression where the meaning might be more separate from the feeling it portrays. Just like a video does not need a story line to be a video art does not need a set of rules to be correct. Art is for everyone and anyone it does not take one mind to tell what may be good or bad, I think Ed Vessel is stuck in the mindset of right and wrong when in reality there is no such thing. When schooled in the sciences it is hard to make a bridge to the arts.
This is an interesting way of looking at Vessel's questions about art, especially your point about bridging the gap between science and the arts. I think he may be trying to pull some set of objective facts (like preference tendencies, etc.) from really subjective art forms. It's difficult to turn the conceptual into the factual.
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