[TheForge] Art, doncha know....

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

About that canvas with the single line.
It probably should be viewed in the context of the art movement 
that spawned it, to be understood.
As i see it....he gets to do it once and still be legit...that's 
enough ...pf

Andy Gladish wrote:
> George has a point- when consummate skill isn't apparent in an object that
> people have   gone out of their way to see, it disappoints at least the
> craftsmen in the room, and many who are not artisans feel cheated also.
> The first example that comes to mind is a canvas in the Detroit Institute of
> Art- simply a large white field with a vertical line. My wife and grown
> children pointed at it and said that it was worthless and fraudulent- I
> thought it was remarkable that among all the classic paintings, that was the
> one that made them stop and comment, that started a lively discussion about
> what art was, and more important, it made them stop and stand and look for
> just a moment.
> Any artist who has taken time to master his skills wants to be appreciated
> for that, and the viewers want to know that the artist put effort into it,
> but there is a more important part- communication. That moment when a person
> stands in front of a canvas or sculpture and just soaks it in, before
> describing it to himself, is priceless- that's what I believe people come to
> museums to experience.
> 
> When people shop, they want value for their money- it doesn't matter whether
> it's Macy's or the museum- but I see museums not as shopping experience but
> as a center of communication. It's a place to see, to stop, to soak up the
> textures and colors, to be challenged to recieve perhaps a deeper message
> than an impression of skill or intrinsic value.
> 
> Andy Gladish
> Guemes Island WA
> www.elementfe.com
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