Art is a language. You can enjoy it, on many levels. The most basic level of enjoyment or appreciation is the intuitive one. You look at a piece and either like it or not. Knowing more will help you place the piece in its context, which means, what did the artist have in mind when he created it, when was this piece created, was in novel at the time, was it important, to what pieces was the artist referring when he created, what is the history of the artist’s creations and what is his personal history? How does his art evolve over time? So many questions that can give you the extra point of view and the bigger picture in which the art you are watching was created. Placing the piece of art in it’s context will help you appreciate it better. You may still not like it but you will probably appreciate what the artist did in creating it.
Another way to appreciate art better is by experiencing art. If you go to art workshops and learn to draw, sculpt or use another technique, you learn about the thought that went into a piece, the difficulties, the skill and the time it takes.
Contemporary Art is a special challenge. Many times you hear people say, I could have done that… While true this statement is far from reality. You could technically do what the artist did, but without the reference, the deeper understnding you would not, and therfore could not really replace the artist.
Taking a guided tour is a good shortcut for understanding and appreciating contemporary art in particular and art in general
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Art is a language. You can enjoy it, on many levels. The most basic level of enjoyment or appreciation is the intuitive one. You look at a piece and either like it or not. Knowing more will help you place the piece in its context, which means, what did the artist have in mind when he created it, when was this piece created, was in novel at the time, was it important, to what pieces was the artist referring when he created, what is the history of the artist’s creations and what is his personal history? How does his art evolve over time? So many questions that can give you the extra point of view and the bigger picture in which the art you are watching was created. Placing the piece of art in it’s context will help you appreciate it better. You may still not like it but you will probably appreciate what the artist did in creating it.
Another way to appreciate art better is by experiencing art. If you go to art workshops and learn to draw, sculpt or use another technique, you learn about the thought that went into a piece, the difficulties, the skill and the time it takes.
Contemporary Art is a special challenge. Many times you hear people say, I could have done that… While true this statement is far from reality. You could technically do what the artist did, but without the reference, the deeper understnding you would not, and therfore could not really replace the artist.
Taking a guided tour is a good shortcut for understanding and appreciating contemporary art in particular and art in general