Since often the emotions evoked from art are unique to each individual’s experience, does prior knowledge of an artist or a piece of work taint an individuals initial perception of the work? That is, which is more important: the artist’s intention or the viewer’s interpretation?
The Arts In NYC
Professor Clare Carroll, Fall 2013
Why do the authors contend that art stems from fear? Is this true, or is it a bias on their parts?
It is argued that Art reveals “Truth,” (6-7), and the point is also made that though we do not always make “works of art,” we make things that are aesthetically pleasurable to our senses; yet we, as humans, have the tendency to be more pleased by our fantasties rather than our respective realities.
In turn, the two questions that I pose from this reading are:
1. How can art be a “truth” when we find ourselves blinded by fantasy?
2. Do we hold art to a certain standard of beauty that is almost impossible to pinpoint, since we all hold different points of view?