credentials v. taste v. etc. » wendy b.

Posted by BeARdEdLaDY on May 17, 2002, at 5:53:37

In reply to Re: how don't you see..., posted by wendy b. on May 16, 2002, at 23:36:09

Wendy:
Please don't think I was calling YOU stupid for liking Rothko. I certainly wasn't. Granted, stupid may have been the wrong word, but I didn't use it because I don't understand what he was trying to do. I just don't agree with his translation.
I have an MA in writing and am a published poet and articles writer. Does this make me more "right" about my love of Frank O'Hara and my dislike of Gary Snyder, especially since I may (and who knows if I do?) have a better understanding of their intentions with the language?
Regarding art and taste, there are no right or wrong answers (okay, it's wrong to like some things, but I won't name them, just in case someone is wrong!)--even if one knows all about what the artist was trying to convey. It doesn't often convey the same thing to all people, which is why some think James Fennimore Cooper was a brilliant writer, and others think he was one of the worst writers of all time!
Understanding the intent behind an artist's visual presentation doesn't elevate that piece of work in the eyes of all beholders. Na' mean? Not that I would compare "Piss Christ" to anything of Rothko's, but hearing the explanation for the aforementioned "work" doesn't make it, to me, any more "art" than it was when it was just a crucifix in a jar of urine. And when I studied art in undergrad school (way long ago in the early '80s), hearing Rothko's philosophy didn't make his work sing to me.
Although we don't agree on the Rothko finished product, we probably have much other art we do agree on: like the big-eyed children and velvet paintings!
I come from a long line of artists and art appreciators. My house is full of stuff you would hate and stuff you would love. I'm sure that in the real world, you and I would get along famously! You remind me a lot of a best friend I had.
Your pal,
beardy : )>

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