tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post8162882218662465032..comments2023-10-31T21:35:50.044-04:00Comments on ART OF BRICOLAGE: Meaning in ArtNancy Natalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-31410881997676058552011-05-21T16:17:37.244-04:002011-05-21T16:17:37.244-04:00Nancy,
Great article. There are a lot of points I ...Nancy,<br />Great article. There are a lot of points I agree with and also many other ways of looking at the differences of art with "meaning" vs process art or what I call over the couch art. <br /><br />You wrote:<br />"The purpose of this blog is to shake up these bad habits and get artists thinking about the work they are making, to develop a reason for making the work and organize it using formal principles."<br /><br />I think there is a mix of intentions with most artists. It's more than out of habit that art is made without meaning. The mix might be an unconscious need to do or be seen as an artist, or the therapeutic process prevails over meaning.<br /><br />It would be great if we all knew our intentions were pure aspects of our being present and held meaning or intention. I don't experience ego vs. essence that clearly and completely but see them as intertwined.<br /><br />LOVE this topic! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-117028275010726272011-05-18T14:05:22.436-04:002011-05-18T14:05:22.436-04:00Nancy--great topic. It came along at a moment when...Nancy--great topic. It came along at a moment when i was working on a related blog post of my own, so I linked to yours.Rebecca Crowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056569461523788439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-71572934360710145432011-05-17T23:26:08.836-04:002011-05-17T23:26:08.836-04:00Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate your...Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate your input and thank you for letting me know you're out there.Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-88785913011899536122011-05-16T09:58:34.164-04:002011-05-16T09:58:34.164-04:00Nancy, This is such a loaded topic for me, and I h...Nancy, This is such a loaded topic for me, and I have been trying to articulate my position on the teetering edge of that cliff we call art and meaning for some time. I hope to have a more full bodied expression of that crafted at some point soon but want to thank you for putting together such a well expressed statement. It's a biggie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-1770769178593140152011-05-16T08:01:50.458-04:002011-05-16T08:01:50.458-04:00Wonderful new blog. I look forward to following a...Wonderful new blog. I look forward to following along.Terry Jarrard-Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709683518897702916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-61597495640200648872011-05-15T17:18:54.725-04:002011-05-15T17:18:54.725-04:00Great post to express these concerns of 'just ...Great post to express these concerns of 'just playing' and 'technique' over intention of the individual artist.<br />As an artist who does work intuitively, I also employ the formal aspects of art making and I hope I stay true to who I am as a person and an artist.CMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946336431994312623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810378157994182121.post-31094024509345636262011-05-15T17:09:23.708-04:002011-05-15T17:09:23.708-04:00Nancy, in your blog descrption, you call Bricolage...Nancy, in your blog descrption, you call Bricolage "collage with muscle." As you describeit here, is's also "Collage with brains." Well done.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.com