That raises interesting questions in my mind about the sub-category I self-classify into, which is "art nerd." It's all interpretation, and one can have really heated and satisfying arguments about what x means, when nobody actually knows. Because it all depends on what set of rules you apply.
That's something I've been interested in for ages, actually. Take something ambiguous. Interpret it using rule set x. Then chuck that all behind you and interpret it using rule set y, and see where that gets you. I tried rather clumsily in my college sculpture course to head in that direction, by creating something ambiguous and giving the viewer a set of cues to interpret however they liked. ... It confused a lot of the class, which frustrated me terribly.
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Date: 2007-12-23 02:26 am (UTC)That's something I've been interested in for ages, actually. Take something ambiguous. Interpret it using rule set x. Then chuck that all behind you and interpret it using rule set y, and see where that gets you. I tried rather clumsily in my college sculpture course to head in that direction, by creating something ambiguous and giving the viewer a set of cues to interpret however they liked. ... It confused a lot of the class, which frustrated me terribly.