Toward Ferris | Somewhat before Partial fulfillment Entirely dialectal |
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oints of departure. Over the last four weeks, I have been reading four books on conceptual art and its influence. Thoughtfully written, each volume offers much insight into the underpinnings of contemporary art. Establishing a discourse while embracing the diversity of activity, these books also provide many references to specific artists who both established foundations and advanced concepts over the last fifty years. As enlightening as these reading are, I have dramatically expanded their utility by simultaneously extracting snippets and running World Wide Web searches. In a very short time, this effort has broadened my appreciation of an area of the art world that previously I found primarily confusing. In addition, this new understanding has made me consider my own creative archive from a new perspective, and most importantly is now influencing my image capture performances.
“The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.” - Gertrude Stein
