Thursday, July 24, 2008

In class today we saw a few more presentations from people in the class. The ones that stuck out in my head are the one of Fluxus and on John Cage. Fluxus was more like dadaism, things that don't particularly make sense. It's a bunch of noises put together which can really be anything. I guess I never realized that music is a type of art. We also learned about John Cage. One particular piece that stuck out in my head was the 4 minutes 33 second piece. This was a piece that had absolutely no noise. People just sat and looked at each other. I don't get how this is art. I understand that the audience gets a chance to interpret this silence in their own way, but I didn't realize it would be art. Do people actually pay to watch a show that doesn't really exist?? Until recently I never really looked at art, so maybe I don't understand it because I don't really grasp all the concepts. As Professor Monaghan said in class... different majors interpret art differently, and since I am not a design major I understand completely where she is coming. I have an extremely hard time interpreting and understanding art pieces sometimes. This class has definitely taught me that their is a whole different way to look at art.

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