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Old 11-05-2005, 11:21 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by Linda Brandon
Steven, does this mean you want to see an artist's "point of view", for lack of a better word?
Yes, in a sense. But I usually don't care for completely self-referential work -- not because it's bad or unworthy, but because I don't have any idea what the artist is on about, so there's no communication and, so, less "fun." I enjoy seeing "an artist at work." (Thomas Beuchner's work comes to mind at the moment.)

I can imagine it being something akin to a play on an old bit of bumper sticker marginalia, to read: "If you were accused of being an artist, would your work provide enough evidence to convict?" I think it may well be that some very talented "reproducers" might get off scot free.
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