http://theblindswimmer.com/2008/02/28/art-as-experience/ a blog for painting, abstraction, and contemporary art for artists and art lovers Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://theblindswimmer.com/2008/02/28/art-as-experience/#comment-21 jimmy mcdonough Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:05:06 +0000 http://theblindswimmer.com/2008/02/28/art-as-experience/#comment-21 g-spanker, you should start a bookclub. unfortunately it will be a while before I can read this one because I just bought that mark rothko book. -jimmy g-spanker, you should start a bookclub. unfortunately it will be a while before I can read this one because I just bought that mark rothko book. -jimmy

]]> http://theblindswimmer.com/2008/02/28/art-as-experience/#comment-20 Gordon Fraser Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:20:56 +0000 http://theblindswimmer.com/2008/02/28/art-as-experience/#comment-20 The more I read Dewey's book the more interesting I find his arguments. The book is a bit dated but still relevant nonetheless. Responding here to what Dewey is talking about, I would extend his comment to not just art in museums but all art. What makes a piece of art interesting is the union of concept, emotional content and materials. Artists when they are working regardless of their process or materials are engaged in this project. When they have completed a piece though, the art object stands on its own and is experienced as a relationship between the viewer and the object and for the most part the artists and their experience that went into conceiving and making the piece are out of the picture. The viewer brings their own history and expectations that colors the interaction. Some artists embrace this other artists fight against it and try to force viewers to read manifestos or other statements that explain the piece of work. The more I read Dewey’s book the more interesting I find his arguments. The book is a bit dated but still relevant nonetheless. Responding here to what Dewey is talking about, I would extend his comment to not just art in museums but all art. What makes a piece of art interesting is the union of concept, emotional content and materials. Artists when they are working regardless of their process or materials are engaged in this project. When they have completed a piece though, the art object stands on its own and is experienced as a relationship between the viewer and the object and for the most part the artists and their experience that went into conceiving and making the piece are out of the picture. The viewer brings their own history and expectations that colors the interaction. Some artists embrace this other artists fight against it and try to force viewers to read manifestos or other statements that explain the piece of work.

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