To Explain … or Not?
Posted on | June 3, 2009 | Comments Off on To Explain … or Not?
In my post last night, I gave the what-I-was-thinking-of-backstory of “In the Dark.” But I am considering whether to avoid posts like that in the future. I’ve since heard fantastic interpretations of the painting that I am pretty sure I wouldn’t have heard if the people telling me about them had read about the moths. For example, birthday cake and dancing people! Brilliant!
Where abstract art is concerned, does it really matter what the image is “supposed to be?” More than that, I wonder if it would make the discussion more interesting if I didn’t say what it was “supposed to be.” Let’s see …
Category: Nothing in Particular
