January 30, 2008

In today's class we interpreted artwork done by Malena. It was interesting how all of the small groups interpreted it differently than Malena. After knowing the exact meaning I continued to have a hard time interpreting the artwork in the way she, the artist did, although, I believe that my interpretation is not wrong. Usually when looking at artwork you do not have the artist standing there telling you what the piece means. This also goes for any text. You have to interpret it yourself and you can't be wrong. I found the next piece, the liquid dripping into the test tubes depressing. It reminded me of science and mixing, possibly of cultures. Once the context was revealed I found it easier to understand the interpretation of the artist in this piece. Much easier than Malena's piece.