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Q: “Formulaic style diminishes the creativity of both the author and the receiver of art because it introduces the apparent accessibility of trademarked homogeneity into the art” (132).
C: Forcing artists to pertain to a certain style limits the artist themselves. You cannot expect someone who is great at watercolor painting to only create watercolor paintings. There is a large part of dehumanization when it comes to art and its creation, it separates the artist from their work. There cannot be any sort of existing formula to creating artwork, it is a different experience with each individual painting. The second part of this quotation addresses that with it becoming mainstream in one line of artwork creates accessibility, it becomes cheaper and over time loses its meaning.
Q: How can we separate the artist from their work and not pinpoint them to one creative dimension?
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Q: “These artists purposefully cultivate misunderstandings, mistakes, and incompletion as the mental areas where authors and audience can meet in not completely predictable creative terms” (134).
C: With the rise of the internet and social media, there has been an elimination of the sense of privacy within the arts. This can also tie with the idea of style, with both the elimination of privacy and creation of style; the artist is no longer unpredictable. The internet has a mass amount of exposure compared to the pre-tech world. Preserving the element of surprise with intentional mistakes is the only way artists can receive the privacy they deserve. It keeps the predictability of art hidden, and gives life to being surprised by an artist’s work/style/piece/exhibition etc.
Q: Has technology destroyed the modern world of art?
