When reading
“The white bird” by John Berger I want to start by saying that although it was
extremely wordy, I really enjoyed the flow. The way he ordered his sentences it
really pulls you in because you want to keep asking questions, hoping he will
answer them. When he went further on to explain what art is and what beauty is
I really was mind boggled. He put it into such a way that makes complete sense.
He describes that although the white bird and a Van Gogh self-portrait are
nothing alike in technique, they are alike it what connects people to art. The
feeling of seeing this bird makes you feel less lonely in a sense. It makes us
feel as if someone is there because of the likeness. We find similarities with
the art and ourselves, which make the similarities beautiful. It connects us with
the work.
I find this
concept to be very interesting because it is something I am fascinated with. I
am a figurative artist and I resonate with nature and natural forms. I go out into
nature in order to clear my mind and find inspiration. Artist are encouraged to
look at other art in order to gain inspiration and create new ideas. The reason
why talking about aesthetic may be getting into a heavy discussion such as what
is good and evil is because art draws directly from our humanistic qualities.
Overall great approach to this concept. I learned a lot.
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When reading “Jerry Saltz on the Outsider Art Fair — and Why There’s No
Such Thing As ‘Outsider’ Art. There is a lot to see and a lot to say about
things that are happening in this world. We are so stuck in our traditional
ways, which I find to be scary especially as a new artist. Outsider art fair is
something that should just be an event, it is something that should be normally
incorporated in the art seeing world. What is someone has something very
important to say based off of their experiences but we shun it because they are
a women, they are self-taught, they are amateur?
I enjoy
that towards the end he said “Change—or wither with your prejudices and die a
slow death.” He says it plainly. We are at a time in my generation where things
are being said for what they are. People are speaking up for what they believe
and what they are about. It is crazy, I never thought that the art circle that
I am involved in was so tight that they have trouble being accepting other
people. I understand the need to compete, but I will fight for my art and what
I believe if need be. Our society is taking away outsider art because it is a
terrible way to isolate great minds and artists. I am very happy that someone
as important as Jerry Saltz is speaking up, calling out and putting the art
museums in their place.
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