In reaction to Jerry Salz's "Whole Ball of Wax", I found it really interesting to think of art as a cat, as they do in the paper. Cats are not as open with their affections as dogs are. They are not as ready to give up their intentions like a dog. Cats need to be interpreted. Cats need to be analyzed more in order to really see what they are all about. It is the same way with art. Art is not just what you see in front of you. It is not just paint on a canvas or a clay on a table. And even still it, sometimes, is not even what is the easy conclusion. All art has a message. Some art is a little more literal then others, but there is a message. Like the paper says, it may not have the ability to change the world, in that it can end world hunger or stop climate change, but it can show the world what those issues could mean and get people to think about the world in a different way.
Take this image as an example. This photo was published by National Geographic magazine. This photo is a piece of art. However, this photo does not have the direct ability to change the world. It does, make people think about the climate change and see that it is real. They can see that something is wrong and it is time to make a change. Art cannot be the change, but it can cause the change.
I thought your last line was really powerful and I enjoyed it, "Art cannot be the change, but it can cause the change." I also think that using the image of the polar bear as an example made your message more comprehensible and easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteI valued the image that you posted to further your point. The picture does evoke passion to change the way we treat the world. So, though the picture is not changing something, it is sparking the viewers brain cells to think about what is taking place, and how to prevent it.
ReplyDeleteI really like how your related a current issue like global warming to our art class. I agree that not just the image alone can change the world, but the way it makes the viewers think about the image.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you ended you review saying that "art cannot be the change, but it can cause the change" because I think that really sums up the power that art has. Well done review!
ReplyDeleteI think it is really interesting how you focused on the cat analogy and your opinion about that statement. I also enjoyed the picture you included about how art can change the world.
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