tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post4509689925069144849..comments2024-03-26T23:27:56.399-07:00Comments on B: Pearl tipsBlake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-51078200744374123722010-01-23T18:51:23.754-08:002010-01-23T18:51:23.754-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.brhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319369552556788448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-11548801220984185942010-01-23T15:56:19.134-08:002010-01-23T15:56:19.134-08:00I agree that it's probably impossible to compl...I agree that it's probably impossible to completely understand any artwork without putting into some context. It helps to know about the artist, their project, the historical framework, etc.<br /><br />I think the problem arises when all this extra information supplants the viewer's internal reaction. Instead of looking at a piece of work and responding honestly, most gallery viewers rely on outside information as the basis of judgment. They look at name, price, cv, representation, etc. All of these things are helpful to know but far less important than the basic issue, which is "What do you think of this image? How do you respond to it?"<br /><br />By separating images from their context the Froelick show encourages pure reaction. I think that's a good thing.Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-14594298920351008012010-01-23T14:45:40.320-08:002010-01-23T14:45:40.320-08:00the flea market photos remind me of Velazquez........the flea market photos remind me of Velazquez.....sumptuous baroque heaping art on art.<br /><br />http://www.english.stir.ac.uk/img/site-images/velazquez-las-meninas.jpg<br /><br />the Froelick exhibition sounds fabulous in that the viewer is not informed by name and fame. I believe that the modernist view that a work of art can stand alone is questionable, given cultural and economic variables...the "frame" of a work of art doesn't exclude what is outside the frame.... obvious and redundant. The artists' context and intention are a consideration for understanding the work. imo.brhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319369552556788448noreply@blogger.com