I am still trying to process some of the quotes we went over in class on Tuesday. Lyotard has some very intriguing points of views that I hope we go back over at some point. One quote I would like to focus on is:
Artists who question the rules "are destined to have little credibility"; they have no guarantee of an audience. (41)
This quote reminds me of previous class discussions we have had. Such as one's focusing on, the artist and the ordinary critic can't really have the same appreciation of their work. It reminds me of Lyotards quote because I think he is trying to say that the artist can't predict the effect it could have on another viewer. The artist doesn’t know all of its meanings. If the artist analyzes his work too much it even looses its meaning. I don’t know if this is at all the way I should be reading the quote because I feel like this quote is even deeper than I can see right now.
I also liked during class when we studied the pictures of Katie Couric. The way that technology can enhance and change appearances is scary, because how do we know what is real and what isn't. I like that Katie Couric was upset at the change in her appearance. Trying to portray her as thinner, with a bigger smile, etc etc... trying to make her fit into this insane standard we have built for appearances in our society is wrong. It isn't real and to be respected I think you need to be honest about everything that you are.
It's true that as critics we need to interject ourselves in the middle, into the gap! We need to be aware!!!
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