Interesting. That sentiment is essentially Harold Bloom's definition
of the artistic process: artists respond to the art work with another
piece of art work. (He was talking about poems, though, in The
Anxiety of Influence.)
And by the by, per Bloom's understanding, in reference to Steve's
suggestion of how to understand "meaning," all meaning is
pragmatically understood as "misreading"--that is, pragmatically
speaking, we shouldn't ever assume that someone is implying an
ultimate reference point for their "meaning." Only (Platonic)
philosophers think that way, which is a rice-trap misreading of
meaning (if you catch my drift).
Matt
> "Art to me is a 'question mark'. I don't think it should ever be an answer.
> You
> know, people ask you what your painting 'means', what your essay 'means'...
> that [the painting or essay] is your answer... that is your response."
> (Manson)
>
> Many have pointed in this direction, but I thought Manson's words were good.
>
> Arlo
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