- history is how we retell & relate events
-we order & prioritize the events relative to our present
-things in retrospect become clearer to us
- the tools/technology available changes us as people & artists
The questions to ask when looking at art work:
Who made it?
-anonymous creator/unknown, guild, an individual
Who was the intended audience?
-a deity, congregation (a group acting as one body), an individual
How was it displayed or used?
-religious, decorative
-location: salon (salon hanging: paintings end at their frame, up against each other)
white cube logic (justified line, adequate space around paintings)
How do we know if it is art?
-we call it art, so it's art
-the decision is coming from present us looking at it & recognizing the story/narrative
-we're projecting criteria on it
-interaction between artist, object, & viewer
- allegory: taking story from a different time & applying it to present day
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