Presentations for 4/23

Alfredo: as noted in class you have a lot of material to work with, I think i difficult part for you will be trying to narrow down to a few greater subjects and themes. From your presentation, I got the sense that you will be writing about the politics and history of Mexico and how that has influence Mexican muralism. So I think it would be a good idea to include well summarized historical facts in your essay for those who may only have a slight understanding of the history of Mexico.
Audrey: I understand that you will be writing about visuality and materiality. In your presentation you talked about arts from ancient Greece, paintings from the time period of Renaissance art, and art made from jade. I was wondering if you will be questioning why there is this greater importance in visuality versus materiality and vise verse in these different art works? Do you think maybe cultural differences has anything to do with it?
Michelle: I think that this is a really interesting topic. I'm not into anime myself but some of my friends are. From your presentation, I got the sense that you will be writing about how Japan's lost of identity lead to superflat art and tying it in with consumerism. I was wondering how big is this superflat business? Is it popular with majority of the Japanese population, or only the younger generation?
Kevin: your topic reminded me of those spin-tops I used to play with, where there is a marker replaced for the tip of the spin-top. In my opinion, I think that the person who created the machine would be considered the artists even though the machine is creating the art. The person creating the machine must of had some kind of vision of what types/kinds 0f art works would be created by the machine. I think the element of uncertainty of what art can be created by the machine helps defines the type of art created.
Amanda: I find a similarity between your topic and Michelle's topic. Both topics kind of touch on art work that may not have any deeper meaning than just the aesthetics. You bring up an important question about how art should be viewed. In my opinion, it should depend on the viewers itself. I think that individual interpretations are important for appreciating the art work.