Q: Discuss the Form, Aesthetic, and Content of your art
A: The form of my art is from nature itself. I had no control on how the art work was formed, but the only control I had was choosing weather it was art itself. The aesthetic was also nature itself. It was a tiny plant growing through the cracks of the campus concrete stairs. The content was the thought that a tiny plant can grow through a concrete slab.
Q: Was your Art, Art before you put a rectangle around it? Why or why not?
A: This Art was not a form of art before I put the rectangle around it because it was just a normal plant that you see everyday on the floors. It was nothing but a weed in the stairs that would have been passed by everyday.
Q: Will your Art be Art after the rectangle is gone? Why or why not?
A: This Art will not be art when the rectangle is gone. It is a plant that sprouts just like every other plant in on the cracks of the concrete. What makes it special and art is the people that decided to put tape around the art.
Q: Does art reside in the body of the object? So that some objects are art and some objects are not art? Explain. How do we know which objects are art and which are not?
A: Art does reside in the body of the object. The whole plant on the steps of the concrete is the art. Since we had a small rectangle, it only showed the steps and the plant. I consider both objects to be part of the body of art.
Q: Can art be something other than an object?
A: Yes it can. Art can be in different forms such as music or dance or written literature.
Q: Does art reside in the experience of the viewer? So that it isn’t an object per se, but a way and a choice of taking the time to have a viewing experience? Explain.
A: I like to believe so. For instance, I can listen to rock music, but I wouldn’t consider it to be art. I would consider it to be music that I don’t like. I believe that art is all about how the person sees it or hears it. A couple pieces I saw last Wednesday I didn’t think it was art, and the artists also tried convincing me it was art, but I still didn’t see it that way.
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