But is that Art?
Chapter 1: Blood and Beauty:
1. Select one of your own works and relate it
to a specific idea presented in this chapter? If you cannot find a connection,
describe why your work is divergent.
Throughout reading this chapter, I
feel like none of my work really relates to any of the ideas presented. I
believe my work is more divergent because of the emotions that I express
throughout my work. My work always seems to be pleasant, pretty , happy , symmetrical,
because that is how I was raised. Like Hume states in the book But is it Art? everyone has their own taste and personal preference
when it comes to anything in life. And I believe my views are much different
because I was blessed to be adopted. If I hadn't been adopted I would have probably
grown up in an orphanage in a third world
country. But because of my past I feel like i create works that represent how I
happy i am in life no matter how hard things get. They are always pleasant and
contemporary.
2. Pick one work in this chapter and answer
the following questions. What ideas drive the work selected? Who was it created
for? What purpose does fill? What questions does it raise?
The work I chose to write about is Piss Christ created by Andres
Serrano. I remember when I first saw this
work, my first reaction was that it was
a cool religious photo. But when I had learned the title and the medium of the
work, my views than altered a little. Art
critic Lippard said "Many people were so disgusted by the title that they
could not bear to look at the work; students thought that the image showed a
crucifix in toilet or in a jar of urine- neither of which is true" pg 18 Although
that notion does help push this work to the next level. Some people may
understand the work and some may not, though questions about its purpose and for whom it was created for arise
frequently. Art critic Lippard stated
that "the small wood-and-plastic crucifix becomes virtually monumental as
it floats, photographically enlarged, in a deep golden, rosy glow that is both
ominous and glorious. The title Piss
Christ is crucial to the enterprise, this transforms this easily digestible
cultural icon into a sign of rebellion or an object of disgust simply by
changing the context in which it is seen." pg 19 Although this work may
not have a specific purpose, it does create many views, while still successful in
his portrayal of using body fluids as a medium. I guess a few questions that
could arise would be Why did he use a crucifix? Was it meant to be rebellious in
a religious sense? If so Why? And Why did he use urine instead of blood?
3.
List any ideas that are new to you in
this chapter.
I was
interested to learn more about how Hume perceives taste. on page 9 Hume
emphasized education and experience: men of taste acquire certain abilities
that lead to agreement about which authors and artworks are the best.
4.
Notes:
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Blood
has interesting similarities to paint. pg 1
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Spots
of blood on sheets indicates loss of virginity and passage to adulthood. pg 2
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Blood
can be dangerous with Aids, and Syphilis. pg 2
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Theory
of art as a ritual is producing symbolic value by the use of ceremonies,
gestures, and artefacts. pg 4
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Some
of the most infamous art of recent decades became controversial because of its startling
presentation of human bodies and body fluids. pg6
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Similar to what the critics of contemporary art feel if a body is to be
shown nude, it should resemble Botticelli's Venus or Michelangelo's David. pg 8
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When
you call a thing beautiful, you thereby assert that everyone ought to agree.
Though the label is prompted, by subjective awareness or feeling of pleasure,
it supposedly has objective application to the world. pg 12
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