What I did get from the article, is the communication style of Steina. I was really happy to read that she was interested in communicating to people in a real way, instead of to a mass audience. The old man who watched Tokyo Four may have not had her identical reading of the piece, but it did communicate deeply with him. He saw the piece. I also liked the quote, "But the primary motivation for all art is the desire to communicate with oneself." I find this idea to be very central to my art practice. There are many times when I have made pieces, that show imagery from my dreams and my imagination that communicate something unexplainable to others that communicates something concrete to me.
My question to the class is would you rather communicate to a mass audience, a few others, or yourself in your art?
I'd rather communicate to a mass audience. Perhaps it's just because my prefered medium lends it self to being able to be easily understood or because of my background of Journalism which is to disseminate knowledgeable information to as wide of an audience as possible, but I much rather having as many people knowing what i'm doing that just a select few or even worse only myself.
ReplyDeleteI think I would prefer communicating with a mass audience using a message that is inspired/related to communicating with myself or some group. Reaching a mass audience is a worthy and valuable opportunity in art that offers guidance to mastering effective communication. As an art practice, i think a intelligently designed art piece always considers larger audiences as a way to better understanding its own nature. In terms of a art dialog, it depends on the subject but in general, I would rather focus the skills needed to communicate to a large group upon what ever subject I'm passionate about and its related audience.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others I would much rather communicate my art to the masses. Yes, the personal satisfaction of knowing that you did it is good but reaching out on a grander scale becomes more beneficial. On a larger scale, it gets your message across to many since your just not pinpointing and targeting a select few out of the whole.
ReplyDeleteSame here, I would rather communicate a general idea or concept to a mass audience on one level but also a more specific idea/concept/emotion which can be related to a smaller demographic. I hope that my artwork can be multidimensional, and not just relating to myself. Others should be able to understand and actually see my work for what it means. If I am just referencing my myself and maintaining an internal dialogue through my art, its more of art therapy.
ReplyDeleteI think speaking to the widest audience possible would be ideal...I enjoy the idea of the masses engaging in art, even if they only experience the work on a superficial level, I still think the interaction is significant. Alsos, I have found myself becoming increasingly annoyed with the exclusivity and elitism in art...So I would love to make work that millions see rather than a hand full of pretentious art snobz
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