Tea boxes & album covers
04.18.2003I just got back from the Graphic Design BFA show at
One of my favorites was Allison's calendar. It came w/ a color & number code and little images of shoes, skirts, tops, etc. on rolodexes. Every calendar day had a code for a separate set of items. Essentially, you could wear a different stylish outfit every day and never look the same twice in a month.
I always enjoy the Graphic Design exhibits. I think I might enjoy them more, on average, than regular art exhibits. I see art as a combination of discipline, creativity, and content. Graphic designers face arduous challenges: How do I make something aesthetically pleasing while constrained to these dimensions or this specific subject matter? The end results can be amazing.
A great deal of contemporary art severely disappoints me. I don't like the artist to say "this piece means whatever you want it to mean." Of course that's true. But surely there was a purpose for all the effort put into this particular piece, n'est pas?
I refuse to believe that art is "whatever you want it to mean" In other words, nothing and everything. If that's true, then Sophie's tearing up paper is a form of post-modern collage art. But it's not. Cat's do not posses a human soul.
Posted by Miguel at 07:11 PM