Comments on: Seeing More… http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the Art in the Twenty-First Century PBS series Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Joe Fusaro http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/#comment-7582 Joe Fusaro Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:24:31 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/#comment-7582 Just getting into a discussion about the qualities that make non-representational works art in the first place is always interesting. Last night, in a graduate course I am teaching, students began to work on some cut-paper designs for a collage and remarked how the end result always looks easy, but the steps to set up a well-organized piece take a lot of time. It's wonderful when students go through the steps to make abstract and/or non-representational work and realize for themselves how much work and planning must go into it in order to create a high quality piece. Just getting into a discussion about the qualities that make non-representational works art in the first place is always interesting. Last night, in a graduate course I am teaching, students began to work on some cut-paper designs for a collage and remarked how the end result always looks easy, but the steps to set up a well-organized piece take a lot of time. It’s wonderful when students go through the steps to make abstract and/or non-representational work and realize for themselves how much work and planning must go into it in order to create a high quality piece.

]]> By: Nate Morgan http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/#comment-7574 Nate Morgan Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:37:16 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/#comment-7574 What I enjoy about artists like Robert Ryman is that they almost beg the question, "Why is this art?" I think that is my all-time favorite question that a student can ask. Artist like Robert Ryman (and Joe Marioni or Phil Simms, etc) can offer students the opportunity to compare and contrast monochromatic paintings with those paintings that are art historical. Where this discussion can go could be limitless.... What I enjoy about artists like Robert Ryman is that they almost beg the question, “Why is this art?” I think that is my all-time favorite question that a student can ask.

Artist like Robert Ryman (and Joe Marioni or Phil Simms, etc) can offer students the opportunity to compare and contrast monochromatic paintings with those paintings that are art historical. Where this discussion can go could be limitless….

]]> By: Let's See It Again! | Art21 Blog http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/#comment-7560 Let's See It Again! | Art21 Blog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:06:55 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/02/seeing-more/#comment-7560 [...] harder and harder to find in contemporary art practice. While Robert Ryman, our featured artist in last week’s column, certainly falls into the signature style category, many artists like Simmons have a range of [...] […] harder and harder to find in contemporary art practice. While Robert Ryman, our featured artist in last week’s column, certainly falls into the signature style category, many artists like Simmons have a range of […]

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