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ART AND THEORY #2
Now it's time for the second issue of "Art and Theory".
First of all thanks to *Zablocki for his contribution and group-feature and also many thanks to *EricKuns for his comment!
PART ONE
- Reply to *EricKuns and his subjectivistic definition of art -
"For some art is about spirituality, for some it's self-exploration, for others it's political commentary, for others it can be just making something cool, and there are as many different reasons as there are styles. Grandiose definitions of art, or serious art with a capital "A" are just artificial delineations projected one something that's much more fluid and varied."
Just look at the w
Interview with Moritz - brainstorming paintings
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- Your paintings are full of different allusions which are not easy to interpret. Do you think it is important to understand these references in order to enjoy the artwork?
Moritz
-There are things you know you know. There are things you know you don't know. There are things you don't know you know and there are even things you don't know that you don't know. This is not only true in relation to our knowledge but also to art itself, art-production and art-interpretation. We do not know anything and our only lifeline is that we have our free will and can make our own decisions. What is intriguing in good art is that it represents som
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For some art is about spirituality, for some it's self-exploration, for others it's political commentary, for others it can be just making something cool, and there are as many different reasons as there are styles. Grandiose definitions of art, or serious art with a capital "A" are just artificial delineations projected one something that's much more fluid and varied.
Just look at the world of music. You can't apply the same standard to pop music, rap, country, prog, classical, qawwali, klezmer, reggae, jazz, electronic, soul, folk, gazals…
I'm a lover of music, so the idea of having one dominant paradigm for music, and ticking off the stuff that didn't fit as inadequate or inconsequential is lame. I don't want any of the styles I enjoy to disappear.
I don't see why we should view visual art and related art any differently.
Just look at the world of music. You can't apply the same standard to pop music, rap, country, prog, classical, qawwali, klezmer, reggae, jazz, electronic, soul, folk, gazals…
I'm a lover of music, so the idea of having one dominant paradigm for music, and ticking off the stuff that didn't fit as inadequate or inconsequential is lame. I don't want any of the styles I enjoy to disappear.
I don't see why we should view visual art and related art any differently.