I just finished reading Patterns of Intention by Baxandall and what do you know, language is really important when you're dealing with art. Sound familiar? All the past readings we've done in class say a thing or two about language. I guess this is reasonable. First comes the art. But what good is art if everybody kept their thoughts to themselves? So directly following art are words. Whether we're interpreting or describing, key words attach themselves to pieces of art. Baxandall talked mostly about describing art. This too is a personal experience along with interpretation, in a way. It is a personal experience in that descriptions are biased and may or may not fully follow the artists' intentions. I thought that was interesting.
So the artist I've been introduced to as a result of this class is Edward Ruscha. I mention his works a couple of times in previous entries but he is definitely a special case in the way that he is known for his art with language as his main subjects. He literally paints words. So for him, language does not follow art. Language is art. Word.
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| by Edward Ruscha |
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