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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