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Sunday, March 7, 2010

because everyone wants to know my theory on art...
So, a friend o' mine has talked about the inspiration for the novel he wrote and it's called "Woman With Her Throat Cut" (go google it if you want to see the image). It's a bronze sculpture. I looked at it, and titled my head a bit, and couldn't figure out what it was. Then, I read the description. I titled my head a bit more and looked at it again, "aha," I thought, "I can almost, sorta-kinda see it." But not really, and only if one squints really hard. Which brings me to my theory on art and my critique on surrealist / modern art:

*ehem*
If it takes a description in order for the viewer to understand what the heck is going on or in order to appreciate what the artist is trying to do it's either a) crap or b) not good.

What's the difference between "a" and "b"? "A" entails just a general failure and shoddy craftsmanship whilst "b" entails that it may have some aesthetic benefits but since the telos of the thing actually requires translation, fails on the level of basic communication. E.g. a musical piece that doesn't sound sad when it's supposed to transmit the ethos of melancholy would be "not good" even if the arrangement and notes where technically right, vs. the music sounding like a cacophony.

Right, back to translating Greek.

'Til next time...
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