Sarah's FUNDRED

1. The quote on pg. 50 by Duchamp and the second paragraph on pg. 56 are disturbing. Clearly, Duchamp was aware of his roots when he cam to the US, or else he wouldn't be scared of them. He chose to be unattached to them, as talked about on pg. 56. Did he uproot only in his art? Although leaving his roots was freeing, like swimming, he really had the roots of the ivy, which HAS roots, and is able to bring along the tradition and replant. A person ALWAYS had roots, whether they are many, few, attached, not attached, tangled, growing, or dried up. The radical sounded more like a tree....being tall, strong, and stationary. The tree is firmly rooted in one belief, canopies over all, spying and judging, and not budging. So strong, but can be cut down. The fall is enormous.

2. About pg. 66. No, postcards are designed for tourists, they are not visions thought the eyes of the local people. The gulf war pics displayed on the news were chosen by TV networks with political agendas meant to sway the public by showing select images, giving people an inaccurate view of what was really going on. I don't think Paul Gauguin had that sort of agenda. I think it is interesting to see how an outsider would translate my world, because then I may see a different perspective. Why do we travel anyway? We must keep our images in our heads as did Daney?

3. About pg. 26. If the other artists from other countries were not influnced by Western evolution in art, why can't we critigue them based on their own evolution and history? They must have one? And what if they don't want to add in? Some don't want to on our turf.

4. About pg. 26. The idea we should dewesternize. Does Bourriaud argue how we could do this? Is it possible? What are we trying to save here? The world, art? Why do we have to be so in control?

5. I would like to discuss a section on pg. 31, about how "...film has been moving more toward the image...art has been going in the opposite direction..."

What does post production mean to me?

Well, I didn't know anything about it before this class. I have a limited opinion of it because it is new to me. I guess I am trying to define it, which is not the question. I think artists source nature and man made objects for their own work. We are inspired by anything and everything. The problem sourcing from another artist who doesn't want you to use their work, or corporations who want a buck from you. I don't have a problem with post production. Nothing is safe anymore...if you make home porn, you are taking the chance its going end up on the internet. To be continued...