Saturday, August 27, 2016

Misinterpretation of Artworks

  
 
    When I first saw the Gonzalez-Torres candy dump I was really confused and puzzled. At first I thought maybe it was a art about the obesity of America or something. It definitely is art. The function of this art work is to talk about him dying away from AIDS and to raise awareness. As for me I would have never have guessed that by looking at it and seeing that since I first thought it was about obesity. But this is art because a human decided to express something and that is art enough.

 

    By viewing these art works from Yaxchilan and Nkisi n'kondi it is very possible that I would misinterpret them. For the first since I don't understand Native American culture there is absolutely no way that I could fully understand. And even if I knew what was going on and still would not fully grasp the real meaning of what is really taking place. The second one I would really misinterpret. To me the voodoo looking doll I would absolutely protest because it doesn’t align with my beliefs. But for the people in the Congo they can look at this and totally understand or even revere it. They might respect it and it do that, so for them they would understand, but definitely no this guy. And under the sole reasoning that I don't understand what is actually taking place and don't and can’t fully appreciate it.

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