Ran into the concept of artworld and its interesting definitions. One specifically caught my attention, namely one by Howard Becker (Art Worlds. Berkley: University of California Press, 1982). The basic idea is that artworlds are communities of networked individuals and that art is collective actions within the community. To blend in some Forrest Gump - Art is what artist does, sir!
Thinking it like this makes it easier to accept that there no (and can't be) specifiq measures on defined qualities determening if a piece is art or not. Significant members of their networks and the art community produce significant art in this scheme I suppose. But how to determine just how significant an artist is? Should be quite a bit easier to calculate the significance of past and documented communities. Contemporary artists, however, make up a dynamic community. Isn't it true that many of great artists have been recognized (as great) only after their death? Luckily nowadays we have tools to demonstrate ones position in numerous communities and social networks. I'm taking about web 2.0: facebook, flickr, ipeternaty, deviant-art, twitter, jaiku and the likes.
My conclusion is:
contemporary artists: get connected - use the tools that are already out there and don't hesitate to tell the world about it.
My question is:
What are most popular networking tools that contemporary artists are using? Would be nice to find out the big picture.. Any opinions?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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I wonder how the role of the community differs in different art forms - painting, performance, theater, photography, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnd what forms it can take - imitating others is the first way to learning, but what are the next steps?
They say that learning is a social process (interaction is the key) but while learning is essential to creative actions (innovation?) there must other processes involved also.
ReplyDeletePhotography is (mostly anyways) more tied to the physical world than painting. With a brush and a canvas a painter is free to use her imagination without any limits even though some painters choose to use existing artifacts as models.
I think it's the weight of the factors that differ between different art forms. They also differ between artists within an "art domain".