I thought that this essay was actually really interesting in that it looked at how the first forms of art in the Lascaux caves and even in the times of Plato and Aristotle, where art was seen as more mimistic (just an imitation of ojects) than any actally meaning. This is interesting and being rather straight forward; true. A painting of a bed serves no purpose because you can't sleep in a painted bed, and its just an imitation of real objects. The argument here is that there is actually a thing such as the content of a work of art. Meaning, when someone looks at art or more specifically a painting of an object that they see more than just an object. What does this object mean? What is the artist trying to display? Why did the artist paint this in the manner that they did?
This essentially boils down to interpretation. This means art is completely dependent upon how one interprets it. It can still be seen as mimistic, or it can have a deeper meaning. Take an example with a story, and depending on how one interprets a story that is presented to them can completely alter the meaning or interpretation of a story and how its percieved by others. This essentially means that interpretation is not an absolute value, but rather completely changes and depends upon the individual percieving it. Interpretation today is mostly opinionated and reactionary. Meaning people are only acceptant of things they like. If someone dislikes certain colors than they may instantly reject a piece of art containing those colors without even considering the meaning of the piece.
All in all I thought this was an interesting essay, it really makes you think about all the different ways in which people percieve art, and how completely different interpretations and views of art can be. Also depending on certain aspects of a person including, culture, likes, dislikes, and even values may influence a person's perception and interpretation of art, and this is truly why no two people have the same outlook on one piece of art.
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