9/15 Assignment: Who is the Artist?

I think that the emotion is conveyed in art threefold. First, through the originator: at the very least, the originator must create the framework for emotion to be elicited through the piece. A libretto of an opera, script of a play, or lyrics of a song, further, can elicit emotion in and of itself simply from reading the very words. However, in other performing arts, like dance and instrumental performance, the choreography or sheet music very rarely presents emotion on its own.  The second manner of conveyance is through the performer, which can possibly be a totally different emotion from that which the originator wishes to present. Finally, there is the elicitation of emotion through the viewer, which may be totally different from the previous two. It is important to note, by the way, that the work itself cannot have emotion; emotion is a construct of animals, and thus we interpret the creation or its presentation to have a certain emotion.