ongoing questions meant to be pondered but hopefully never solved...
How (visually) can the concept of location be about information, physical location, cultural location, etc.?
Is it possible to use found/"real" materials from the world and yet divorce them of meaning? Why would I want to?
Is concrete meaning scarier than abstract meaning? does it necessarily have more baggage?
Is abstraction just a place to hide?
What happens in a piece when the information within it transcends its status as an art object?
Will non-abstract information always be nostalgic? Is it possible to avoid nostalgia at all? Why would I want to?
2 comments:
Your second question reminds of Ariel, The Little Mermaid. She finds all of the human objects under the sea and has no idea what they do or why they exist. She makes up her own idea or use for them.
Also, as a mother, I realize how much my influence on my kids shapes how they look at things...both material and not. What a burden, and a blessing.
Grad school is already paying off!
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