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On offering a mostly opaque criticism of art

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Let’s suppose I create this piece of art and it appears in an art exhibition.


Let’s further suppose that you attend this exhibition and someone asks your opinion of this particular work.  Your reaction to it is visceral (positive or negative) but difficult to put into words.  Friends and relations, I have the answer for you.  Go to The Instant Art Critique Phrase Generator at Pixmaven.com, enter any five digit number in the box and a critique will appear.  Here are  some examples of what you might get:

“With regard to the issue of content, the disjunctive perturbation of the negative space seems very disturbing in light of the eloquence of these pieces. ”

“As an advocate of the Big Mac Aesthetic, I feel that the metaphorical resonance of the figurative-narrative line-space matrix spatially undermines the exploration of montage elements. ”

Memorize a couple of these so you will be ready.  If ever called on to use them though, be sure to confidently announce them in a clear voice and then keep moving.  Take no questions and don’t turn your back on the artist.

100 Acres IMA part 2

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Our camera club went to the 100 Acres at the Indianapolis Museum of Art last night.  It was almost as much fun watching everyone else shoot as it was to take pictures myself.  Photographers are generally pretty careful about getting in one another’s way but it will happen from time to time.  No loss here, I kind of like it.

These two rings cast shadows exactly superimposed on one another on the ground at the summer equinox.  The rest of the year they are simply interesting to see.

There is a 35 acre lake as part of the 100 acres.  That is where I spent most of my time this trip.

This is called the I-Land, an experimental living space in the middle of the lake.  Two art students are living there this summer.  They, working with Andrea Zittel, the artist who designed it, will modify it in light of their needs.  It is made of fiberglass and is mounted on a small constructed island.

In the midst of exciting modern art we still find examples of art that has been with us how long?  Since before there were humans.