tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post4896598128814151891..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: The Purposes of Art or Who Stole the Pink Blob? part 1Elizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-56158948183748004232011-06-29T07:48:02.539-07:002011-06-29T07:48:02.539-07:00The Rothko Chapel is one of my favorite art places...The Rothko Chapel is one of my favorite art places in the world. I don't feel depressed at all when I'm there, even if Rothko was.Kathleen Loomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-80146119377062958772011-06-20T08:53:30.721-07:002011-06-20T08:53:30.721-07:00It’s hard for the viewer to do that with only one ...<i>It’s hard for the viewer to do that with only one example from the artist though.</i><br /><br />I understand what you're saying but I don't think it's necessary to see more than one by an artist to interact with and enjoy a work. I personally would prefer not to see a couple-three pieces by a few artists in a mixed show if it means that I could have seen other works by other artists (apart from the whole show cohesiveness/best work available thing etc etc etc). I was at a show recently and the multiple works by the included artists were so similar as to be almost identical. That didn't do anything for me.<br /><br />If I see a single work by someone, the next one I see may alter my memory of the first and the reverse is true too. I don't have to see them side by side.<br /><br />This is of course an advantage of a show with one or a few artists showing - you can form some ideas about what the artist is doing.<br /><br /><i>I know some people make work totally for themselves and their own use entirely, but I think they must be in the minority: they are the trees that fall silently in the forest. Most of us see ourselves as communicating something with the art, we want other people to see it and to understand what we’re saying/seeing/feeling.</i><br /><br />I go with what I want to make but I do have a thought about how the viewer will see it. Mainly though I'm curious after it's done to hear what the viewers think about it. I ask them, I eavesdrop on what's being said. I am glad when they get a sense of what I was thinking and just as glad when they react in a different way.Mary Beth Frezonhttp://www.quiltr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-54035172000080364692011-06-18T09:39:10.058-07:002011-06-18T09:39:10.058-07:00It's definitely the process for me. I enjoy an...It's definitely the process for me. I enjoy and appreciate the pieces I create, have them hanging all over the place, but it's the current one that has my heart. And it is a need, very basic. Expression, interpretation, the goal varies, but it feels very good to work. Thank you for writing.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730298448632087144noreply@blogger.com