This reading was hard to follow, and
brought about a lot of confusion. Although the words were lengthy the artworks
depicted in the reading were very intriguing. What I extracted most from the
reading was the sense of self, or identity that artworks display. The viewer’s
interaction with the artwork creates the artwork, thus making many different
selves for just that one piece. This concept of narcissism in art reminds me of
an artwork we talked about in intro to visual studies. Sugar
Baby by Kara Walker is a huge sculpture that is supposed to be a homage to the unpaid
and overworked black slaves from the past, a nice tribute to African American
culture, and a remembrance of what happened in the past. However, people who
viewed this sculpture ignore these messages completely, and just used this
artwork as a back drop to many selfies, videos, and suggestive pictures. This
is a prime example of Narcissistic action involving art that is prevalent in
today' society.
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