My Graffiti Picture

How could this have happened?!

Readings for 9/9 & 9/11

3 questions on Lauer and Pentak reading:

1. Does the concept of visual training and “re-training” force us to turn an analytic or even cynic lense on the stock images of our cultural history or does it apply only when viewing items of artistic value?
2. The two points of view brought about by the discussion of artist Eva Hesse imply 1) that art comes from a creator and 2) art comes from materials. The first point of view seems intuitive, but how can the second make sense? Doesn’t art need a creator, even if it is nature?
3. This article suggests that many symbols lose or change their meaning when they cross boundaries (national, ethnic, etc.) but does that negate any possibility of symbols with inherent meaning? Example: a smiling face.