art
by Emi and · updated 21d ago
art
When making art, we create a mirror in which someone may see their own hidden reflection.
from The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago
Susan Sontag cited by Miller: “What is important now is to recover our senses. We must learn to see more, to hear more, to feel more.... In place of a hermeneutics of art we need an erotics of art.”
from Readings and Resources by L. M. Sacasas
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago
- Art is defined by intentionality, and we ought to view “AI art” as an interaction between humans and machines versus ascribing to a computer agency that does not exist.
phoebe added 21d ago
- Increasingly, the work that stand out will be more raw and incomplete (because — by definition — new ideas haven’t been optimized because…they are new).
Eno explains:
"[On one end, you have] auto-tune that perfectly puts music into tune…which is sort of flawless and faultless. [In contrast, the other side] is clumsy, awkward, crude and unfinished thi... See moreAndreas Vlach added 6mo ago
- Unlike a more classic European operatic takedown of capitalist America—like Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s brutal “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”— these productions seem committed to imitation rather than meaning. They never elevate their scattered details to the level of myth. The productions are a collection of curios, a dress-up that se... See more
from Turn The Machine Inward by Micaela Baranello
Faith Hahn added 8mo ago
- Yet, the definition of art hasn’t changed in 100 years, as W. David Marx explained in our recent conversation: “The best way to understand art is against kitsch. Kitsch is things that are made based on existing expectations of your audience. Usually it appeals to sentimentality because that's a universal aesthetic reaction. But art is something tha... See more
Andreas Vlach added 5mo ago
- Yet what they best represent is the current state of art, where artists must skillfully package themselves as products for buyers to consume.
It’s precisely the kind of work that is uncomfortable for most artists, who by definition concern themselves with what it means to be a person in the world, not what it means to be a brand.from Everybody has to self-promote now. Nobody wants to. by Rebecca Jennings
Faith Hahn added 8mo ago
- The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline … but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.
– Glenn GouldAndreas Vlach added 6mo ago
The most creative artists were those who focused on asking the right question.
from Zig Zag by Keith Sawyer
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago