Presentation post #1

Audrey; I enjoyed the refreshing view of classical art, and it was interesting for you to note that classical greek sculptures were not made for the sake of art. I always thought that they took pride in their sculptures, since ancient Greece's claim to fame was their dedication to knowledge and perfection... it did not occur to me that such ambition was likely seperate from their "need for art".

Michelle; I wasn't sure what you were trying to say during your presentation... all I got from it was that there are a lot of anime addicts, and something about a consumer fetish or whatever its called. Is it this consumerism that ensures the continual production of anime? Does this habit of consumerism take away from the meaning or quality of the art?

Amanda; I thought it was funny that Flavin’s homages to people were actually subtle criticisms :)

Alfredo; I was a little confuse why you would begin your presentation by using the word "muralism"… I felt almost certain that you would use that word to describe some sort of feature that only murals have, perhaps a detracting qualiity. Allow me to explain. Murals have the tendency to portray some historical moment, and in the particular case of Diego Rivera's colonizacion de Mexico, it is a moment that the artist didn't actually witness or live through; and yet, you spoke of him as associating himself with the aztecs, spoke of how the mural was accepted, regardless of how gruesome the mural was. So perhaps this tendency to accept the art for its historical significance can be attributed to a so called "muralism."