Typical of Miller to reserve for himself the passive expectation that art will speak to him, as it were, without any effort on his part. No learning, no asking whether his frustration and disappointment in the experience of art might simply be his own. I've said it before again and again, if you want a big drink, bring a big cup. On the other hand, few artworks can evoke a fulsome response from a large, varied audience. Artworks that do are mostly hidden by a thick cloak of societal approbation so that any response or aesthetic judgment is more about reverential identification with that approbation than about the art itself. Genuinely good art is demanding and even arrogant. Like an auger it can dig into one's psyche and spill the spirit as though it were guts and blood. It can be confusing and paradoxical, seeming to soothe and offer a hand in respect when in fact it aims to frighten and dares one to stand and confront the challenge. When you encounter a good work of art you are being asked if you are equal to it. wc
________________________________ From: armando baeza <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: armando baeza <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2009 10:41:17 AM Subject: Re: inevitable and resolved I don't think the same pleasure one gets from one's completed work can not be felt the same in anyone else, and should not expected to be. mando On Jun 7, 2009, at 8:31 AM, Chris Miller wrote: > Yes, artists are concerned with whether their works are finished, but I would > like to consider "inevitable and resolved" as a critical criteria that other > observers might apply. > > So even if the artist feels that her finished work is "inevitable and > resolved", another observer, absent an artist's need for self congratulation, > might feel quite differently. > > I have a great need to get that feeling from a painting or statue -- the > delight being that it can be delivered in so many ways, each of which feels > like an unexpected, happy surprise regardless of how familiar all the > elements of style may be. > > > Though usually, I'm disappointed and frustrated. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You will believe your eyes! Click here for great whale watching packages! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxVdRm7eof7c4GEBUZkRKAyIB > WNq4vXn3AmIvBiQGZXYZUhSTc6woA/
