Comments on: Beauty in the Breakdown; blurb 3 http://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/2007/11/beauty-in-the-breakdown-blurb-3/ Art Is Where You Find It Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: siwenliao http://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/2007/11/beauty-in-the-breakdown-blurb-3/comment-page-1/#comment-282 siwenliao Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:11:57 +0000 http://web.honorscollege.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/?p=426#comment-282 Hey Susan, I learned this from my art history class. The Japanese at that time admire the unexpected and natural beauty (meaning asymmetry, cracks, and unexpected results) of their rakuware. It was funny when I first learned about this. I wonder how can you admire something that is so ugly for your eyes. Hey Susan, I learned this from my art history class. The Japanese at that time admire the unexpected and natural beauty (meaning asymmetry, cracks, and unexpected results) of their rakuware. It was funny when I first learned about this. I wonder how can you admire something that is so ugly for your eyes.

]]> By: Margaret Fu http://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/2007/11/beauty-in-the-breakdown-blurb-3/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Margaret Fu Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:01:03 +0000 http://web.honorscollege.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/?p=426#comment-278 I've never heard of rakuware, but after reading your blurb I want to see it for myself. I agree art does not have to be "perfect" to be beautiful and I think the destruction of the piece tells a lot more than smooth pottery would. I’ve never heard of rakuware, but after reading your blurb I want to see it for myself. I agree art does not have to be “perfect” to be beautiful and I think the destruction of the piece tells a lot more than smooth pottery would.

]]> By: Zoe Sheehan Saldana http://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/2007/11/beauty-in-the-breakdown-blurb-3/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Zoe Sheehan Saldana Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:17:54 +0000 http://web.honorscollege.cuny.edu/seminars/saldana07/?p=426#comment-263 This is a really interesting observation ("...not all art concentrated on aesthetic appeal"). It reminds me of the John Cage video, when he talks about trying to get away from "taste" since taste is subjective and serves only to limit experience not expand it. Also your blurb reminds me again of how our perception of 'beauty' is to a large degree culturally determined. I always appreciate that reminder as it allows me to see the world in a whole other way. This is a really interesting observation (“…not all art concentrated on aesthetic appeal”). It reminds me of the John Cage video, when he talks about trying to get away from “taste” since taste is subjective and serves only to limit experience not expand it.

Also your blurb reminds me again of how our perception of ‘beauty’ is to a large degree culturally determined. I always appreciate that reminder as it allows me to see the world in a whole other way.

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