In Walkers article Big
Idea, I thought the comment that many artists seem to include objects that
would not normally be used together or in a painting in general come together
to form a bigger idea. I have never really looked at art in that way, but now
knowing this, some artwork would make more sense. I especially liked the
example of Andy Warhol. I never knew the true meaning behind his soup can
paintings, but know I understand why he painted what he did -to stretch the boundaries
of art, which is perfect because that is what the theme of this article is.
What I found difficult in this article was that some of Walker's
explanations used to portray this idea
of a bigger idea were confusing in themselves. I feel that if Walker really
wanted to convey his message clearer he should have elaborated further on some of
his thoughts.
I really enjoyed reading Barrett’s article Visual Culture. I found the observation about most
preschoolers having a stuffed teddy bear very interesting. It is weird that out
of all the animals, the teddy bear is the most popular. Bears are normally
scary, but maybe it is the fact that you can hold and cuddle a teddy bear
unlike real bears that makes them so appealing. It reminds me of the movie Ted.
Even as we grow older we keep our stuffed animals because they become a friend
to us.
I found this article very interesting, but I think that it
could have been improved with more graphics. After all the article was about
how we see things. The end examples included many pictures, but the first
couple of pages relied on descriptions. Pictures for these descriptions would
have added a lot to the article.
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