I wouldn't put all of it into that description, but there are some present day stuff that I don't like at all. And there are some that look kinda cool (but I'm too lazy to find it at this moment)
I wasn't a huge fan of "The Gates," but I do think it's art. I like the guy who packages things in brown cloth with string more.
Art doesn't live in a vacuum. Sometimes it needs to make bold political statements, but other times, it needs to just interact with the every day. For me, art like that is about how people react and live out their everyday lives just as much as how the piece itself looks.
Read the short story "The Balloon" by Donald Barthelme. It reminds me of this, only more absurd and fun (about a balloon which is so large it literally takes over NYC).
You may write me off as another artsy freak or like the people on your discussion site or something. We've had disagreements about the nature of art before. I don't really care when people thing something is bad or pretentious: it hurts though when people point to something and say "that's not art."
No, I will never write you off like that because you have substance and evidence and logic in your arguements; you don't just rattle off whatever the teacher or someone else said in class. Ok, I'm being harsh and not everyone there is like that, but some of the posts on there (especially on the India threads- we're reading Midnight's Children- where they're trying to make broad, profound statements about the state of India's wellbeing are driving me nuts, because if they actually read a newspaper, they'd be a bit more informed. And the whole "India is an unstable, impoverished catastrophe melting pot full of people" thing is so... stupid. Gah!). /endrant
I try to take that approach when studying modern art, but I just don't like the Gates. For one thing, orange completely clashes with green. And how would I be able to take any decent pictures if there's always orange cloth in the way?
And, out of curiosity, since your reasonings for art have actual substance in them (in other words, I completely value your opinion), do you think the two spoofs of The Gates would be considered real art?
Hey, I saw over on the college_help forum that you applied to UChicago.
(I should have probably announced first that I'm an unapologetic stalker).
Anyway, as a current student, I would absolutely love to talk about the school and answer any questions that you may have. Anything that distracts me from final exams is a good thing :-)
And as far as your books go, I would put the Calvino towards the top of your list. If on a winter's night a traveler is really, really, really that good. It will re-remind you why you like to read. Oh, and did I mention that it's a total mindfuck? It's too perfect for a second-semester senior.
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Nothing in the last ten years aside from innovations in animation speak to me as "the next stage" in art, and especially in painting.
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Art doesn't live in a vacuum. Sometimes it needs to make bold political statements, but other times, it needs to just interact with the every day. For me, art like that is about how people react and live out their everyday lives just as much as how the piece itself looks.
Read the short story "The Balloon" by Donald Barthelme. It reminds me of this, only more absurd and fun (about a balloon which is so large it literally takes over NYC).
You may write me off as another artsy freak or like the people on your discussion site or something. We've had disagreements about the nature of art before. I don't really care when people thing something is bad or pretentious: it hurts though when people point to something and say "that's not art."
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I try to take that approach when studying modern art, but I just don't like the Gates. For one thing, orange completely clashes with green. And how would I be able to take any decent pictures if there's always orange cloth in the way?
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(I should have probably announced first that I'm an unapologetic stalker).
Anyway, as a current student, I would absolutely love to talk about the school and answer any questions that you may have. Anything that distracts me from final exams is a good thing :-)
And as far as your books go, I would put the Calvino towards the top of your list. If on a winter's night a traveler is really, really, really that good. It will re-remind you why you like to read. Oh, and did I mention that it's a total mindfuck? It's too perfect for a second-semester senior.
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