The above photo is of a neon light installation done by Emilio Perez. We thought the neon light artwork we saw in class was extremely interesting so we decided to look into it further. This piece takes into account the greatness of a spectacle but quickly contradicts it. It makes the "spectacular" comment loud and clear but says silently that it is "empty" too. If a piece of artwork moves you to attentiveness and catches your eye then it is art. It is not art if it does not move you to attentiveness.
Wednesday, February 3
After reading "Enter the Dragon: On the Vernacular of Beauty" by Dave Hickey we decided to comment on the following quotations:
"Beauty is not a thing. The Beautiful is a thing. In images, beauty is the agency that causes visual pleasure in the beholder..."
We agree with the above statement. Beauty is what attracts the viewer to the painting. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, therefore, some people may view beauty differently than others whether it be a violent, graphic painting or a soft and calming one. However, if a painting does not visually attract the viewer it does not necessarily mean that it isnt't beautiful.
"The task of beauty is to enfranchise the audience and acknowledge its power-to designate a territory of shared values between the image and its beholder and then, in this territory to advance an argument by valorizing the picture's problematic content."
Beauty should liberate the audience and allow the viewers of the painting to realize the power it can have. The artist of the painting exhibits their values in the painting and the beholder sees these values as beauty. Therefore, the artist and the viewer share the same values as the beholder is attracted to the beauty of the painting.
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