Verbose descriptions accompanying artworks do not significantly enhance perceptions of their profundity or attractiveness. This finding challenges the notion that complex narratives always enrich the artistic experience.
I get to go to some contemporary art museums for work.
Just another example, the creepy sounds, videos, and installations are just horror show stuff. Like I think the people who made it need mental help and I queue in a line to see it which makes me feel worst.
I want to be inspired by art to do better not feel like crap afterwards or feel scammed.
Never understood intention in art. I don’t want a backstory. It should speak for itself.
Well I actually made a career of what you call “creepy sounds”, lol. It’s called electroacoustic music. Once you take more then a few seconds to listen to it, the “horror” impression quickly goes away.
Refusing to do any intellectual effort is what led to some young people limiting their cinema experience to marvel movies. I mean, it’s basically visual fast-food, fun from time to time but there’s so much more to discover. I get that it might not be your bag, but spitting on every contemporary artist’s work because you don’t like it is way too closed-mind. I personally don’t care about anime, never have, but I get that some people are into it and don’t need to say they’re all stupid. I’m actually sure I would find some amazing things if had time to look into it. Maybe I will someday. I suggest you look into modern artist. Ai Weiwei is a good start for example.
Maybe your right. I was there for few minutes, confused, and left. I know humans are easily influenced so it’s possible I could not have given it a chance given the Half the things in the museum was ready to be in The Ring.
So I can go in next time with a different mentallity, What’s the expected human response ?
Checking out Wei Wei in under a minute. Fountain of light, love it. The other samples totally lost me. Forever bicycle is impressive but induces anxiety.
Sunflower seeds is an example of something I take issue calling itself “Art”. It’s painted seeds leveled to appear like carpet. What intellectual effort am I missing?
Well that’s refreshing! Thanks for reading my reply and having an open-mind about it! I get that contemporary is not for everyone, but I think most people can be surprised if they just gave it a chance. Lot’s of great (and bad, of course) artists out there. Glad you look at Ai Weiwei’s work. If you get past first impressions and look behind the surface, you’ll see that he never does anything without a reason. Sunflower is an interesting example: it’s not a painting but 100 million (!) porcelain sunflower seeds scattered on the musuem’s floor. Each hand painted if you can believe that. Sunflower seeds are a important symbol in China, and Weiwei is a fierce critic of China’s political regime (pretty much all of his works are about it, he actually went to jail for it). I’ll let you make what you want of this but I think there’s more then meets the eye to this specific work. Cheers
I get to go to some contemporary art museums for work. Just another example, the creepy sounds, videos, and installations are just horror show stuff. Like I think the people who made it need mental help and I queue in a line to see it which makes me feel worst. I want to be inspired by art to do better not feel like crap afterwards or feel scammed. Never understood intention in art. I don’t want a backstory. It should speak for itself.
Well I actually made a career of what you call “creepy sounds”, lol. It’s called electroacoustic music. Once you take more then a few seconds to listen to it, the “horror” impression quickly goes away.
Refusing to do any intellectual effort is what led to some young people limiting their cinema experience to marvel movies. I mean, it’s basically visual fast-food, fun from time to time but there’s so much more to discover. I get that it might not be your bag, but spitting on every contemporary artist’s work because you don’t like it is way too closed-mind. I personally don’t care about anime, never have, but I get that some people are into it and don’t need to say they’re all stupid. I’m actually sure I would find some amazing things if had time to look into it. Maybe I will someday. I suggest you look into modern artist. Ai Weiwei is a good start for example.
Maybe your right. I was there for few minutes, confused, and left. I know humans are easily influenced so it’s possible I could not have given it a chance given the Half the things in the museum was ready to be in The Ring. So I can go in next time with a different mentallity, What’s the expected human response ?
Checking out Wei Wei in under a minute. Fountain of light, love it. The other samples totally lost me. Forever bicycle is impressive but induces anxiety. Sunflower seeds is an example of something I take issue calling itself “Art”. It’s painted seeds leveled to appear like carpet. What intellectual effort am I missing?
Well that’s refreshing! Thanks for reading my reply and having an open-mind about it! I get that contemporary is not for everyone, but I think most people can be surprised if they just gave it a chance. Lot’s of great (and bad, of course) artists out there. Glad you look at Ai Weiwei’s work. If you get past first impressions and look behind the surface, you’ll see that he never does anything without a reason. Sunflower is an interesting example: it’s not a painting but 100 million (!) porcelain sunflower seeds scattered on the musuem’s floor. Each hand painted if you can believe that. Sunflower seeds are a important symbol in China, and Weiwei is a fierce critic of China’s political regime (pretty much all of his works are about it, he actually went to jail for it). I’ll let you make what you want of this but I think there’s more then meets the eye to this specific work. Cheers