tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post8452164122091888294..comments2024-02-22T10:09:37.484-03:30Comments on Painting On: Thoughts on beautyMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-37693838260709595712009-10-30T09:53:00.073-02:302009-10-30T09:53:00.073-02:30Thanks for the clarification, Margaret. I'll k...Thanks for the clarification, Margaret. I'll keep thinking about it! Makes and lively and informative discussion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-46058754265057172652009-10-29T23:46:48.142-02:302009-10-29T23:46:48.142-02:30Dropping in from red Ravine. My blog partner and I...Dropping in from red Ravine. My blog partner and I (and several of our guests, like Joanne Hunt) are reate admirers of Agnes Martin. <br /><br />I was glad you provided a clarification of your interpretation of beauty in art. It's a loaded word these days in that there are many who select art based on decoration--how well will it look hanging over my sofa?, for example. Funny how words get confused like that, how our interpretation of "beauty" might spill over into something else altogether.<br /><br />I'm not sure even after that clarification that I believe that all artwork is about beauty. Hmmm, I'll have to ponder that statement further.ybonesyhttp://redravine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-66724560982065604052009-10-29T18:12:56.735-02:302009-10-29T18:12:56.735-02:30I'll be thinking of that first quote for a lon...I'll be thinking of that first quote for a long time. Perhaps forever. <br /><br />For a few, hopefully a very few, "All negative art protests the lack of beauty in our lives, may not necessarily be true. There are some who see great beauty in what most see as negative and ugly. Perhaps they are not protesting the lack of beauty but are reveling in it.<br /><br />I, for one, like some beauty in my artwork. Rarely, do I like it to be merely pretty.Kim Hambrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784106179953299055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-33326448046845129112009-10-29T17:09:50.559-02:302009-10-29T17:09:50.559-02:30Kathy,
I think Agnes Martin meant that in the ab...Kathy,<br /><br />I think Agnes Martin meant that in the absence of beauty in artworks they are indirectly about beauty. At least that is how I take the first quote. <br /><br />I am one of those people who defines beauty very broadly. It is not always associated with "pretty". For example, I find my Remnant series works (wallpaper fading, decomposing, ripped and shredded to the last layers) profoundly beautiful as are the objects I've paired the wallpaper with. (See my website) This precarious beauty hovering on ugly is one of the major forces in my work. I want beauty (broadly defined) and meaning in my work.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-54944472957502757392009-10-29T14:57:50.014-02:302009-10-29T14:57:50.014-02:30Agnes Martin's comments are inspiring and wond...Agnes Martin's comments are inspiring and wonderful. However, I cannot agree that "all artwork is about beauty." Rather, I believe that artwork is about the artist's personal relationship with the world. This is not always a beautiful experience. For instance: the "Ash Can" school of painting, the Dadaists, Picasso's "Guernica," the works of many contemporary artists, are not based on the beautiful but are still works of art. So, I return to Arthur Danto's opinion that for something to be deemed a work of art it must have meaning and embody that meaning. That being said, I am personally attracted to beauty and reflect that in my work most of the time, but that may change in the future since my experiences with life aren't always beautiful.<br />Nevertheless ... I appreciate a good discussion and you've given us all much to think about. And, thanks for mentioning my blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.com