tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post2622551808757331590..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: Does Art still matter? I mean, really matter?John B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-33001784998808099502009-09-07T13:33:21.313-05:002009-09-07T13:33:21.313-05:00I like your last question, art has became a generi...I like your last question, art has became a generic word: small a, the artist now is a relative term and acts in the present tense. Your notion of ART, encompassing all in the single piece is exactly what's needed now, and is a worthy challenge for this century. It's about time people talk about it.Ben Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683773285202472160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-28584710827585711492009-08-17T16:08:24.435-05:002009-08-17T16:08:24.435-05:00Thanks for commenting.
I think that all I'm t...Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />I think that all I'm trying to say that Art should do--its work--is, in essence, what Wildcat is saying. Art should make you feel something, first and foremost; and, whatever else Great Art does, it should also engage the intellect. Facts, rationality, as valuable as those things are, do not by themselves fully explain the world, much less our response(s) John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-651284398995367202009-08-17T14:50:10.308-05:002009-08-17T14:50:10.308-05:00Wow, that got deep quick.
I waded into it and ende...Wow, that got deep quick.<br />I waded into it and ended up being in over my head.<br />I've never thought about the philosophy of artwork too much.<br /><br />I try not to over-think it.<br /><br />Once I asked Wayne Wildcat about the meaning of one of his pieces.<br />His reply was that the meaning was up to me. "I paint, you look." were his exact words.<br />He also added "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com