Wednesday, August 22, 2012

What is art? Interpretation Makes Meaning

1) As we did today in class, make a list of your own personal criteria for determining that something is a "good" work of art.

2) Now imagine the list of criteria that a professional art critic must carry around in his or her head. What are the differences?

3) What does this statement from the next Barrett reading mean to you?  "To interpret a work of art is to make it meaningful."

This blog response should take shape within 150 words and will be the starting point for your first visual journal entry (2 pages). It is due at the start of class Monday, August 27th. 

Sunday, August 19, 2012

What is art?


After reading what Barrett has to say about the definition of art, can you come up with a working definition of your own based on your experiences with art?
Due Wednesday, August 22, 2012