alborzThu, Jun 7, 2007 I think the best art works on a level other than language - this is why it's almost impossible to describe what it's doing in words. I went to LACMA this past weekend and saw some work by Dan Flavin (someone I hadn't known about) and some Jackson Pollock (something I'd always wanted to see in person). Those two are perfect examples of speaking in a different medium than words - about something other than what can be described through words. People often ask of modern art, "well what does it mean?" Well the answer is, if it could be perfectly described in words, it would have been put into words rather than light or splattered paint. I know I feel those fleeting moments that cupcakewizard mentions when art hits me. And I can feel my mind swimming in it - in that precious line where you almost fall into words but don't, momentarily dazzled.
I think the best art works on a level other than language - this is why it's almost impossible to describe what it's doing in words. I went to LACMA this past weekend and saw some work by Dan Flavin (someone I hadn't known about) and some Jackson Pollock (something I'd always wanted to see in person). Those two are perfect examples of speaking in a different medium than words - about something other than what can be described through words. People often ask of modern art, "well what does it mean?" Well the answer is, if it could be perfectly described in words, it would have been put into words rather than light or splattered paint. I know I feel those fleeting moments that cupcakewizard mentions when art hits me. And I can feel my mind swimming in it - in that precious line where you almost fall into words but don't, momentarily dazzled.