by: Jannat Javed and Samantha Lee
While we examined the art work at the museum we talked a lot about what we saw visually. We discussed in detail the various textures the artist used, the canvas he chose, and the scene he was trying to depict. But as we engaged in the process of creating the video we realized that we didn’t ask a lot of “whys.” Why did the artist choose to display Human Headed Genie Holding A Basket And Cone on a slab of rock? Why did he use such intricate designs on certain, random portions of the work? Why is he holding a basket? In our recording we talked extensively about all of this being shown in the work of art but we didn’t question its purpose and presence. The reason for the art work being created also did not come up in our conversations. Why did the artist choose to portray this particular image? What exactly does it represent? What was the historical context regarding the piece? If we had more time it would have been very interesting to analyze why the artist did what he did. We would have liked to find out more about how the work related to what was going on in the time period it referred to. But we did really enjoy discussing the techniques that the artist employed and what we thought of them.
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