Art Appreciation

On appreciating art:
Does art have to be difficult to be considered legitimate art? Make it obscure and they, the critics, will proclaim its greatness. It kind of reminds me of the emperor’s new clothes. I don’t get it but I don’t want anybody to know that I don’t get it so I will act as if it is the cleverest thing in the world. – Maybe the question to be asked would better be, “What is creativity?” Is it possible that he might have been trying to express the spontaneity of childhood? That’s one thing that I take from it whether that is what he intended or not.

How one appreciates art depends a lot on what one brings to the art that is being considered. – Often art speaks to observers in ways that the creator never intended. Does that make their assessment of the art incorrect? What is art? Who is an artist and who isn’t? It seems that we appreciate those whose craft is something that we can not easily attain. Is Michelangelo’s statue of David art or is it craft? What elevates it from mere craft to art?

I may not be able to muster up any appreciation for a certain piece of art but I should know enough about the art to appreciate the craft. -color composition texture depiction – know the artist as much as is possible – know the artist’s intentions in so far as is possible…

Creativity can be problem solving or it can be childlike play, or it can be both. I must choose what medium allows me to best express that which I am trying to express. Each medium will allow somewhat different expression or radically different expression.

art is determined solely by fashion
creativity is personal and is based on the choices that are available to the creator…
My creations may never achieve the status of art but they may be more creative than many things that have.