“He manipulated the typographic form, paying close attention to its visual features, spatial distribution, and capacity to organize the text into hierarchical figural order. Anti material though he may have been in his intentions, his means, in this work, suggest the possibilities for a materially investigative practice.”

“Any attempt to deal with”Modern Art” or “Modern Literature” as if the phrases designated any single or unified area of activity would fall immediately prêt to criticism: the study of materiality within modern art and literature can only be sustained on the basis of individual artists. But in spite of the above caveat against just such activity, a few generalities will be sketched here with respect to the attitudes toward visual and literary materiality in modern art practices.”

These two quotes were huge for me. I am a historical nerd when it comes to the creation of art or machinery. Well nerd when it comes to any of those things. I like to have a basis in which to see how something has evolved. That way you can compare the beginning result to its current place in the world. I made a comment the other day on our paper that this class has not really discussed the theory or the history behind creative literature in motion. So having a scope and a lens in which to view the work is important to me. I think it will allow me to be more critical and open minded of my work in the artistic sense.