Aww geez, no one’s giving me anything easy, lol.
My views on art. Well, personally, I’m more of a modern art person. I enjoy abstract art, and Rothko in particular can make me weep. I know a lot of people think abstract art is bullshit (see buzzfeed) but…well…simply looking at a piece of art as “itself”–as nothing more than the paint on the canvas–fundamentally misses the point. Regardless of what it might look like, the artist is trying to say something through that work (while a toddler is not, generally) and I think that abstract art can deliver messages with more emotional girth than previous art forms.
That was probably a bit specific though. I like art, I think we should do more to fund it. I also think we should take it less seriously. I am a huge fan of “craft art,” that the things we make with purpose can also be beautiful. Pottery, especially Southwest Native American pottery of which my husband and I have a small collection, is a great expression of this. It also ties into one of my other favorite artists, Joe Feddersen, whose latest show, “Vital Signs”, I had the pleasure of seeing.
I am also, along these lines, a huge fan of glass work, especially blown and stained. Living near Tacoma, we are naturally inundated with Chihuly, but I’ve also had the privilege of visiting a local stained glass artists studio, and for a while, seriously contemplated trying to learn the craft myself. Maybe later down the line.
So–art. I like art. I like newer visual art, which is emotionally focused, especially if it is geometric. I adore craft, and I’d like to see art draw on craft more, as a way of connecting back to the world around us. Glass is probably my favorite medium, however. Those are some of my thoughts–if you want more, ask a more specific question next time?
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