For your new blog response, write one paragraph per reading (Wanda Corn's "Ways of Seeing," Dorothy Allison's "This is Our World," and Ch. 7-9 of UC). In each paragraph, you will state the one idea that you found most interesting from that reading and pose one question about the reading for the class to consider.
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1: "This is Our World"
ReplyDeleteThe author's whole concept of art revealing our true natures is very thought provoking. I had never that about it in that light but as she developed ehr idea I found myself to agree to it to some extent. It is true that we all interpret art for our different reasons; our interpretations reveal a part of ourselves from our personal thought process. The one question though is why does the author inisist that the only way to write stories or depict art is negative? That the world is a mean place? True the world is mean but in it are full of good people as well. People do find true happiness not everyone is miserable from past trials.
2: "Corn Article"
I have enjoyed looking at Rockwell previously and now I appreciat his work more. The idea of him juxtaposing rational with abstract in his work " The Connoisseur" is very interesting. It goes with the idea that opposites attract, meaning there has to be balance. However I personally had a hard time with this article so my question is what is the author's main point?
3: "Understanding Comics"
McClouds opinion on how art came to be and what art is, is rather different. He makes human life basically art by saying anything that doesn't have to do with survival and reproduction is a form of art. I had never thought that playing sports, watching movies, playing board games, anger ('dancing away frustration') could be considered arts. I view them as habits or forms of entertainment.
Is McCloud saying about his 6 steps that in reality form and idea/concept are the most important and yet the areas least visisted by true artists? Becuase he goes on and on with the different artists and how they each reach different steps.
1)"Ways of Seeing": I will return soon to post my response to this one.
ReplyDelete2)"This is Our World":Yeah, our world, your's and mine, everybody's. In the middle of this article we get a jolt of realism to take into consideration about art. It should provoke more questions than answers. The artists goal is to seduce/entice us and draw us into their world. What do you get out of art? Doesn't it depend on your own mood or even the mood of the artist when they put it together for our interpretation? Or, perhaps it doesn't? Which kind of artist is more thought provoking to you? Do you like being drawn into the imaginations of our world's artist's? Curious?
3)"CH,7-9":From our simple to complex choices these all need 6 steps to succeed according to McCloud. 1)idea/purpose: at the core; 2)form; 3)idiom; 4)structure; 5)craft;and 6)surface. I agree with this passage. The first thing that came to mind is how most people in our society only see what's on the surface "face value". Unless there's something about what you're looking at that you find attractive,enticing, seductive, or arouses any number of emotions, most don't seem to care what's at the core. I believe you can only get out what you're willing to put in. Without putting forth these 6 steps you may find yourself "hollow". I find this to be true to a similar word,"shallow" Which goes back to what I just mentioned in my first point. Now, do you feel McCloud is only referring to art? Or,is he talking in parallels,of how we view each other and life as a whole?
Hi,I'm back w/my response to #1)"Ways of Seeing": in this article we see how the artist may be incorporating their prospective viewer's into the piece itself. Drawing the viewers into their art. We get to see how 3 diff spectrum's of patron's (Highbrow, Lowbrow, Middlebrow),show intuitiveness and curiosity into the art. Now, without seeing their facial expressions, we see body gestures & poses,lending us to feel that perhaps the artist is looking back at us and evaluating us, as we are evaluating them. So, do opposites attract? Or are we more similar than we look like on the "surface". Perhaps these viewers are not so dissimilar from the art, which they stare at. Maybe they're staring because they feel "hollow" without the artist intuitiveness in expression,showing a deeper sense of themselves in the art and they are wondering how/why they themselves can't express this. Staring/studying may help fill their own void within and how they can learn to express themselves through another persons art. Abstract? Brings a plethora of emotions to the "surface".
ReplyDeleteCorn's Article: I liked how Wanda wrote about Rockwell's classic style in comparison to more abstract styles. I felt like she was trying to make a point that a style as straight forward as Rockwell's can still be deep and abstract and require a viewer to be as engaged as a Pollock. In the last paragraph she states a final opinion about what Rockwell's The Connoisseur, might mean, and it's far more in depth than what letters to The Saturday Evening post had stated. So, what should be considered "high art", if anything at all?
ReplyDeleteAllison's Article: I found the article as a whole very engaging. I like the statement at the end of the second to last paragraph where she basically says worldly praise nor critical disdain will prove the worth of art work. It's pretty interesting to think how that idea would relate to what we see in museums and the classification of what is good and bad art. Like why are these cynical viewers of art or art critics, dictating what I should see in a museum? Would it be better to leave it up to an art critic (whoever decides what goes on the walls of museums) to decide what we see?
Chapters 7-9: The sixth step path was interesting. It was cool to see him try to break down the steps people take to becoming an artist with deep and intriguing thoughts about what they create. I liked how he illustrated the steps a lot of people never move past. I also felt like those steps was more entertainment then about what actually goes on in peoples heads. So, do those steps actually represent something real and not just some lame attempt to understand how someone gets to the point of understanding art in deep terms.
1) "Ways of Seeing"
ReplyDeleteI found Norman Rockwell's style of painting quite interesting. His copy of Pollock's abstract painting amazed me in that he went into fine detail to remake the much more careless splatters and drips of Pollock's original painting. Knowing the ideas behind Rockwell's paintings, especially "The Connoisseur," helped me to understand his humorous intentions behind the paintings. However, I personally didn't find them funny, did anyone else feel this way?
2)"This Is Our World"
Allison's idea about art and literature provoking uncertainty was a fascinating concept. Art does have a way of raising questions in our minds, but Allison says that’s what it should do. We are to answer those questions with our own answers which will concede something unique about ourselves. She then goes on and tells us what art is "not meant to be," but aren't we supposed to view art in our own unique way? What if we feel art IS supposed to be polite, secret, coded, or timid?
3) UC
In the last chapter of UC the author tries to tie all of his comic beliefs together. He says that the artist’s complete ideas will never be seen by the reader. The reader only sees “twenty percent” or less, of what the author sees. I agree with this but I also feel that it’s okay for us to see differently than what the author intended us to see. Aren’t we supposed to have our own unique interpretations of art, or in this case comics? I just don’t feel you need to understand comics as in-depth as McCloud says you do in order to appreciate them.
1.) In "Ways of Seeing" something that intrigued me was the way that Norman Rockwell set up his painting to deliver the message of neutrality in regards to abstract vs. realism. The viewer in the painting is standing directly in the middle of the painting, and everything from the seams in his pants, to the way his feet are pointing show that Rockwell does not think negatively about abstract painting, and that he does not praise it. He is at a struggle to understand it, and this shows the views of many Americans at the time. One question that I have for the class is: can we really judge art based on simplicity?
ReplyDelete2.)Allison's article "This is Our World" was one of the better articles I have read so far in the class. A really good point that Allison brings up in the las part of the reading is that artists should not care about the material outcomes of the art they produce. Things like money and fame are not the reason that people do art. Instead, artists should focus on creating feelings within the viewer. Even if there is only one person that appreciates the art, the artist has done their job. One question i pose for the class is: Would you ever consider taking up art, even if it meant months, even years of struggles financially?
3.)In understanding Comics, a point that McCloud makes that i liked was how we perceive comics. He says that we only see the surface of the art created, or the final product. We never see anything else that goes into it. If we only take comics for face value, then we are not giving it the proper credit that they deserve. We must take into account things that the artist puts into it like his own ideas, beliefs etc. By taking into account the tedious process we can see that comics are more than just drawings and pictures. They are meticulous and thought out panels that channel the artists thoughts and emotions. Do we necessarily have to look at them this way though? cant we just take them for face value?
1. I am particularly fond of Norman Rockwell's work. It reminds me of my dad and his advertisements in the yellow pages. Ways of seeing was a refreshing way to look at his art. I have seen The Connoisseur before and thought it was funny, but I didn't quite know why. The extra information the author gave, made me appreciate The Connoisseur even more.
ReplyDelete2. By far this is the most baffling and upsetting article I have ever read. I believe Dorothy Allison was illustrating a point though. The article was insightful, perplexing and horrifying, just as some works of art can be. If art should raise more questions than answers as Allison says, then this article definitely is a piece of art.
3. McClouds six steps finally made me fully understand what I had only a slight clue about. I only understood my purpose of painting, to show the beautiful scenes I see in my head. I can now see there are other reasons people create art, and different ways to reach a several levels of art. Why does McCloud so briefly talk about color?
1. Corn: One thing that I found interesting was how he described upper, middle and lower class people by calling them highbrow, middlebrow and lowbrow. I thought it was interesting how he said that these 3 types of people view art differently. I liked the descriptions he used to described these classes. How highbrows are challenged by the intellectual part of art, middlebrows are took high culture seriously but not as high as the highbrows, and lowbrows don’t care, they like what they like and that’s it. One question I have is why he used brow, and is it related to how high your eyebrow goes or how low it goes when observing art.
ReplyDelete2. Allison: I really enjoyed reading this article. I loved the fact that she grew so fond of that painting in the Baptist Church, and how it really effected her and how she saw viewed all other art. What I found really interesting was how her novels or stories were very blunt and straight forward. She told it like it is, but sometimes it isn’t always a good thing. A lot of people like to live in the imaginary world. Some people read in order to get away from all the chaos in their lives. Why would they want to read something that is just chaotic if not more. My question is why she never wanted to say anything about good. Good things happen in the world, yes sure there is crime, rape, murder, etc. But there are also policemen that help the hostages, or the firemen that stop all those fires. That is just as important.
3. UC: While reading, what I found interesting was how McCloud said that all works begin with a purpose. I believe in this whole-heartedly. This understanding comics book that McCloud wrote had a purpose, which was that if we read it we would be able to understand comics. The purpose of the editorial column in the newspaper is so the writer can persuade us. There is always a purpose whether it be to persuade, inform, or entertain. An author isn’t just going to write jiberjaber he is writing a novel to entertain us. No matter what there is always a purpose. The question I pose is why understanding what separates us from the artist. Why not knowledge or something.
1.) Ways of Seeing
ReplyDeleteOne idea i found interesting in the “ways of seeing” article is the idea in which realism and abstract art can be used together to somewhat negate their influences on a viewers perception of them by one not being too dominant, they sort of have an equilibrium with each other. I thought the way artists depicts how viewers look at art through art with viewers in it, viewing a work of art such as the beholder in the connoisseur, was very interesting as well. It is intriguing to look at realism and abstract artwork in the same work of art. One question i had was what is the main kind of art today? realism, abstract, or another?
2.) UC
One idea i thought that was interesting in the final chapters of UC was that the artists starts from the first step and works his/her way to the final 6th step, and viewers start from the 6th step and go down from there to however far down the the steps the viewer chooses. this was interesting to see McCloud break down the process into smaller things, although he does this throughout the book, for example the pyramid. if color was not bound by commerce and technology, do you think that it would make black and white comics eventually die out?
3.) This Is Our World
The “This Is Our World” article gives examples of many different ways a picture or painting can be illustrated or perceived in the minds of others. An interesting idea that caught my attention was that art cannot have a definite meaning. There are many if not infinite possibilities as to what a work of art can portray such as ideas, events, emotion, etc. In the article it feels as if Allison tries to find negativity in any picture/art piece that was intended to be positive or neutral. What did Allison mean by our “secret selves”? i did not fully understand that.
1) "This is Our World"
ReplyDeleteMy father and I are at a contrast. He's into movies and stories that are more "real" and depict the more gruesome side of life, while I'm more attracted to inspirational, feel-good stories. I never understood his tastes really until recently, now that I'm older. After reading Allison's article I can understand my father more, in how life experiences can a desire for truth can cause his sentiment for the gruesome yet real side of life. The concepts that Allison exposes helps people understand the value of depressing yet truthful works of art out there, how they force us to pay attention to what is often not liked in order to solve problems.
The question I have is: how does Allison connect her experience with the painting and the church with her sentiments on art? I have a hunch for why she did this but it would be great to discuss this in class.
2) UC
The six-step procedure is a thought-provoking brainchild of McCloud. I believe his diagram has innate value and truth, not only in the domain of art but in any kind of work a person would undertake. The paradigm depicts how a person could be involved in the study and practice of something either to use it as a tool for some greater purpose or for the love of the subject itself, a la purpose vs. form. The process reflects the lifelong learning of anyone pursuing a career in how they learn to understand a craft beneath the surface, delving more fundamentally into the nature of the craft with time and practice.
My question for this is: after reading the entirety of McCloud's ideas, which are debatable and which are not? He's been pondering comics for 15 years, but which conclusions could be invalid? He's often criticized in class for being contradictory and repetitive, but I don't see how this is so. Perhaps it's a lack of understanding on my part, or on others'. Nevertheless, which concepts are really stupid and which just need to be better understood?
3) Corn
Like with Van Gogh's last painting, it was interesting experience to see an art work differently with more knowledge. The works presented in the artwork can't be appreciated as being humorous and such without Corn's analysis. It demonstrates how understanding and communication and lack thereof can influence opinion and action.
But is there anything new from Corn's article? The topic has been covered before, is there something new and deeper that I missed?
This is Our World
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, i think the author was trying to get past the fact that art means something dfferent to everybody, and that there are more questions than answers when it comes to it. What interested me were the many different meanings that art can have, and that each persons different perspective brings about a different picture. My question is more so soething i wonder...is it possible for one single piece of artwork to have merely one single meaning that everybody understands without question?
Corn
I enjoyed the beginning that described the young art student who was disecting the artword in fromt of him. The author described each item he had, and its significance. This seems like something that an ordinary person would do to a complex piece of art. What i disliked about this article was how the author generalized people by their class, and made it seem like everyone from a similar class views art the same. Where is she getting this nonsense?
UC
The most interesting idea/concept in my opinion wasthe six steps. McCloud said that the creation of any work in any medium will always follow this path. What i questioned, however, was why he, againg, brought back the question of whether or not comics can be art. I not only wonder why he always brings it up, but it is seriously frustrating and annoying to continuously read it.
"This is Our World"
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting about how the story depicts that art can mean many different things to some people and be more inspirational to some people. In the story a painting changes someone's life. A piece of art can contain so much. People appreciate certain art based on their previous experiences. If someone can relate to it, it has a greater meaning. An example would be on pg 288 when he talks about how a poor person would reveal more about themselves than the painting. Do some artists purposely create an artwork for a certain part of society?
Corn article
I think it is interesting how Corn describes how artist make humorous paintings. In Norman Rockwell's first painting, he puts art in art and jokes about how people look at artwork. It's supposed to be funny because the woman in the painting is looking at him as he is observing her. However, in my opinion, I did not think any of the paintings were funny, so my question is, Can you explain if you actually understood the humor surrounding these paintings?
UC ch. 7-9
An interesting idea was McCloud's idea that art is any form of self-expression. He was basically saying that anything that you do is a form of art. I found this interesting because this means that almost anything and everything can be considered art. McCloud says that art as self-expression and the artist as the hero is its highest purpose (167). No one can picture things and do things exactly how you do them. That is what makes us all unique is that we all express ourselves in different ways. Is there any limit to art?
"Ways of Seeing"
ReplyDeleteI think it was interesting how Corn described the country into three taste groups: highborw, middlebrow, and lowbrow. The way different people "see" paintings is whart makes the art interesting. The different ways a highborw sees a painting from a lowbrow makes the art that much more powerful. What exactly was the point of the Beholder? What was he supposed to make us see differently about the painting?
"This Is Our World"
It was quite interesting how the power of the Art really captivated her. The jesus painting meant so much to the author, and really touched her, that it motivated her in her own art. Also, the idea that Art should create uncertainty in us, and provoke more questions was an interesting concept. I wonder, does art really have to change and touch someone so much to have meaning to it?
UC Ch. 7-9
I thought the six step procedure was an interesting topic. The form can fit other mediums like essays or novels or paintings. Also, the concept that it all comes down to the purpose really intrigued me. McCloud seemed to like the idea od B&W comics, so does colored comics lessen the comic?
"Ways of Seeing"
ReplyDeleteI found it very ironic how art and/or the process of analyzing art can transform from a matter of seeing as a way of understanding to a matter of interpreting as a way of being grouped according to taste and social class. The way we interpret what we see can classify us into either a high, middle, or low thinker. This reminds me of the stereotypes and how it applies to every aspect of life. If art is universal, why then is there an "ideal viewer" for a particular abstract work of art? Isn't art supposed to be for everyone's eyes and not just for a select few?
"This Is Our World"
Reading this whole piece opened my eyes to many new ideas, and I felt somehow liberated form what I have always seen or rather limited art to be. There is so much more to art than we think, see, feel, or imagine. I can't emphasize that enough. The idea that art tells the story of those who are often ignored, despised, and ostracized in society-this was what I found most interesting. Here we find the purpose of art works and realize the importance of art, especially art that provokes thought. That is what makes art Art. If an art work does not provoke uncertainty in the viewer, does it make that art work less of an art work than it really is?
UC Chaps. 7-9
I found the six steps to any art work most interesting. I felt that these steps could be applied to almost anything that we would like to do, achieve, or complete. There is a reason we do the things that we do, and it follows a very similar and universal path. All paths originate from our ultimate purpose in life. Can't black and white also express sensations and emotions (through other styles & shading) as opposed to that being the original purpose of using colors? Don't they work both ways?
1.Way of Seeing- I found the idea of contrasting ideas in one piece of art extremely interesting. Rockwell is one of my favorite artists, and to see the contrasting ideas of abstract art, and literal art in one painting is awesome. I love that behind most of Rockwells paintings, there is some form of satire, or Rockwellian humor. I also enjoyed the fact that one painting, the Connoisseur can cause so much controversy, and analyzing.
ReplyDelete2.UC- One of McCloud’s last main point is the affect color has on comics. Just like the lines of comics, color too can create the mood, or tone of the picture. Color isn’t just there to make the image more vivid, its there to help the author convey his meaning or message. Color works subconsciously, like many other aspects of art. When a black and white image, juxtaposed with a color image, the comics message seemed to be so much simpler and noticeable.
3.This is Our World- One of the authors main idea was that art is supposed ‘ to surprise and astonish and hopefully make you think something you had not until you saw it.’ I agree 100% with the authors opinion, art is for enjoyment, and supposed to evoke emotion or though. Unlike Corn’s Way of Seeing, art is not there to be analyzed under a microscope.
1. "This is Our World"
ReplyDeleteI thought Allison had a very interesting point when it comes to analyzing art. She claimed that although most of us are very similar in society , when we look at a piece of art the truth comes out. Whether it's our subconscious thoughts or fears we have deep down that we've been hiding throughout our lives. She does make a good point, but i still have to question why she insists on being so upfront and always telling it how it is. It's quite depressing.
2. "Ways of Seeing"
I think it's interesting that to people without as much prior knowledge as "connoisseurs", art can seem so much more fulfilling. Corn says "...the painting easily satisfies viewers who know something of Pollock's paintings style but have not been trained in its intricacies..." I don't quite understand how art can address the viewer directly, as Corn says Pollock's do, and how would that make it easier to create a story for the art?
3. UC
McCloud's theory of the six steps to create art/ comics was quite interesting. He takes something like comics that seem to be somewhat complicated and condenses the creation of them to six simple steps. He makes seem like anyone can create a comic. I don't get why he risks his and other comic writer's credibility by making them seem so simple.
This is Our World
ReplyDeleteI liked Allison's notion that it is impossible to have one bold meaning to any given artwork. This enables it to have a limitless amount of meanings which is the quality of good art. It is because our existence on earth, our experiences in this world that differ from person to person mold how we view the world, that lead us to have our own unique interpretations. My question for the class is, do you agree with the last sentence of what Allison explains the ambition for an artist should be the ultimate goal for artists in general?
UC
The idea that communication can take many forms and comics is just one of them, yet just as important. Like McCloud said, sometimes to get the gist of something, we have to strip down our preconceived notions which rids our setback of ignorance. In the end, McCloud is saying that we've only come so far, now the 21st century, and as we are trying to rid ourselves of ignorance we are nearing for further enlightenment. For the class: What do you consider will happen down the line, how will the world perceive art 100 years from now? Will we progress or keep on trudging through this "ignorance"?
Ways of Seeing
In this article, it was interesting to read the distinction of tastes and that it more or less has to do with social class. The subtlety that Rockwell presents his work, I think, was in good taste and is why his work is analyzed so deeply. The ways of seeing or understanding what he is trying to say exemplifies the beauty in art and how broad it can be.
Corn: I enjoyed reading Wanda Corn's article because she really elaborated on the concept of the appreciation of art. She writes that there is no way to classify any art piece and categorize it into different variations of art. No matter what paiting someone sees, they will always interpret it differently than someone else and they will see things that others cannot. Reading her article made me think that an art piece is only itself and nothing else is like it, leaving me to analyze it and see what I see on my own, not what critics tell me. I also thought that it was interesting when the last part of the arrticle discusses how the New York school made almost environments in one painting to isolate the viewer so he/she can get a whole sense from it. My question for the class is: Is there even such thing as classifications for a piece of art, or are critics creating false categories to put them in?
ReplyDeleteAllison: This Is Our World was an interesting article as well because the whole idea of art in relation to a separate viewer and how they interpret it is amazing. The thought of how one single painting or any type of artwork could create so many different types of emotions and provoke so many diefferent types of thought in so many people is without a doubt incredible. I like how this article also emphasized that when a person analyzes art, they are also discovering something about themselves, the way they see the world and its content. My question is: Is there a significant difference between viewing a Picasso from a, say a work from a comics artist, or as long as the work evokes thought, is it the same quality?
Understanding Comics Ch 7-9: What I found most interesting in the reading over the weekend in Chapters 7-9 was in chapter 9 when McCloud put everything that he has been talking about together for us to see all of his points that he discussed in fact have meaning. It was really interesting to see everything connect the way that they did, especially when he stated WHY it is important to UNDERTSAND COMICS. He says that we as a whole must communicate with each other to express thoughts and feelings, but first we must understand different ways to communicate and comics is one of them. My question for the class is: Are some ways of communicating feelings better than others, what is the best way in your opinion?
This is Our World
ReplyDeleteThis section in Allison’s book is very interesting in my opinion. There seems to be a lot going on and by the end of the read, you get a huge insight into the way she portrays art and writing. When reading this article, looking up the images which Allison describes in her writing really brings her article to life and I could try to relate my thoughts with hers. Her awkward analysis of some of the images brings me to believe that her past must be influencing her in some way to make her think about this. I was wondering if anyone else in the class looked her up to find her biography like I did, because her past was not what an average child goes through.
Corn Article
Wanda Corn does a great job of describing ways of which the beholder of an image can look at an image. He breaks down the popular artists of today like Jackson Pollock and tries to add a little humor into the art. When looking at something so complex like Pollock’s Number 3, it is nice to know somebody else feels the same way about the complexity of the image as you. Luckily Rockwell tries to lighten the mood a little with his The Connoisseur. The thing I don’t understand is how is The Connoisseur by Rockwell humorous at all? I just don’t see it.
UC
Finally done reading the book (comic)! McCloud closes up his comic with more insightful looks into the six steps. I was very impressed with his analysis of how artists start with some simple drawings with ideas then branch out from there. The idea I got out of chapter seven was that it seems like the art of comics takes an entire life to perfect and a lot of people don’t even get that far. McCloud also talks about how colors can add to a comic’s appearance and meaning. Color is such an important part of the real world and I wonder why he didn’t use more color or bring up the color discussion earlier in the comic.
“Ways of Seeing”
ReplyDeleteIn this article I notice that Wanda incorporates the three-status level through the authors own words. His examples are highbrow, middlebrow, and lowbrow, if you think about it, it can also represent the three classes of earners, upper class, middle class, and lower class income levels. Its interesting because we all interpret art differently, and the highbrow would definitely enjoy a piece of art differently from a lowbrow. Is it for all people or a certain few for an art piece?
“This Is Our World”
The author uses a realistic tone in the article, and it opened my eyes to the indefinite meanings of art, but for some reason I felt the author was coming off in a negative perspective, so what exactly is she trying to get at?
Understanding Comics
In these chapters 7-9 I found the six step procedure the most interesting idea. His way of breaking down everything and pinpointing the general idea was intriguing. There are so many different ways to interpret art, and various expressions, so is there an endpoint?
One interesting idea from Scott McCloud is that even though Art isn't necessary for survival or reproduction, Natures has made it such that it still has some useful functions. The question I'd like to pose is: how can comics help us discover new things?
ReplyDeleteA provocative point from the Wanda Corn's article is that the large abstract paintings from the New York School are not meant to challenge the audience to observe it critically. Instead the viewer should passively take in the work and lose one's self in the entire canvas rather than getting lost in he details. The question I'd like to ask is how may comics provide this experience given that the pages and panels are usually of a much smaller variety?
I found it interesting that Dorothy Allison says we all bring a unique perspective to reading an art work. I find it an interesting corollary to Scott McCloud's assertion that we all have something unique to say about the world. I'm not sure I agree with her elevating the artistic goal of leaving an imprint on a viewer above all other reasons for doing art. Aren't there other worthy goals for art?
Sami Chandler
ReplyDeleteEnglish 100 Honors
Sign Analysis Outline
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III. Body 2: Topic Sentence: Along with the rugged theme that establishes the foundation of skateboarding logos, the strength of the colors that the images are designed with also contribute to their powerful meaning, as well as the effect that they create in the eyes and mind of the viewer.
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