Matter

The two questions that were asked that I find most interesting in this piece is "Should a dematerialization and the elimination of function take place, or should the material remain in context or in its natural state and location? In the case of a found object, should the material be its own reality or should it be reshaped or distorted into the sculptor's concept of reality?" These two questions arise different points of view art can be taken from. For an artist, rule bending and breaking should and can be allowed, but this writer is asking, should they? This is where the question of reality versus conception presents itself. In art is it the sculptor's concept of reality that matters or is it the their job to make sure the material remains in context? This is interesting that this was brought up because most would assume that the sculptor's concept of reality is more important and that their vision should be the thing that is obvious to any on lookers. The other question asked that I found particularly interesting was "if this object is of such beauty or ugliness, why remove it from its context?" This is interesting to me because, as an artist, I think if something is beautiful or ugly it should be used in art and can be taken out of context. An artist is there not only to follow the general rules of art, but to bend and break them and make whatever they want out of their art. Something that is beautiful or ugly can also be used in context, but can also be taken out of context and made into something that has to do with the sculptor's concept of reality and particular project. This piece, overall, was very interesting and gave me an insight to sculpture and what it really means for artist to be able to form ideas and use any matter as their material.