1. Why does understanding the context of a work of art add to our understanding of it?
The context of a piece of art helps to determine its real meaning of the piece. This helps to understand the viewer’s point of view. Understanding the context will definitely help to judge and see the feeling behind the paint. The painting should reflect the position or situation of the artist, the context helps to see thru the picture. The context will give a better explanation and add to our acknowledgement. This will help to understand everything clearly.
2. In what way does the written word add to the public’s experience of art?
The Written form gives the perfect explanation of the piece of art and the why it was chose to be made that certain way. The way you view something, than the explanation for its own reason give a great view of points that differ weather you accept the piece of for what it is or not. The controversy that many of us have towards one single piece makes a great difference. The difference makes us see the piece different and think for what it really is, the written part it’s the reason for which was made. This reason gives a greater explanation and makes our acknowledgement give the right thought of what it really is.
Understanding the context of a work of art is vital to our understanding its greater meaning on different levels. It is important to have an understanding of the political, social, economic, technological, and cultural aspects of the time the artwork was created.
ReplyDeleteThe written word is more than a supplement to the visual arts. In many ways it precedes our understanding of art wether it is in retrospect or in advance of a future aesthetic movement.
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J. Valenzuela