Re: Why Process (was: wet plate)
Beakman (beakman@netcom.com)
Mon, 2 May 1994 16:27:40 -0700 (PDT)
>
> >>Another way to ask this question is: When looking at an object, is your
> >>experience of the object determined by its existence or by the process
> >>by which that object came into being?
>
> For the sake of purity, why not forget about the object/result and think
> of art as the mental/emotional/spiritual *activity* that was expended by
> an individual or group of people which led to the creation of *something*.
>
> Les
I think that an important aspect of creating art is the desire to
express an idea. The medium of expression is usually the object/result,
rather than the art process.
- David