BIGGS

Part Uno
Art is a strange concept to discuss in any format. The destabilization concept works when you are dealing with things such as Dada, Cubism and other forms of modern art. In the Renaissance and Baroque era art was meant to represent images of life to the point of perfection, not to destabilize the items being produced. To destabilize a sign and signifier you have to take in account for the interpreter/interpret-on of the sign, and the culture in which the work is being presented. What could be considered destabilized in America may not be in Russia. Images themselves are somewhat destabilizing though if we do not have the correct text to go along with them.

In this work the picture of the slit drum looked like a septic tank to me. I had no idea what it was until I read about it. Therefore, my idea of what the image was originally was destabilized. Had there not been text to go with it I would still be viewing it as a septic tank.

Duo
How new is new and how new does it have to be to be different. Does this newness affect me due to how different or similar I am to the work? If the difference between the person and the work of art are not far enough apart then the difference is not apparent,and then is the difference becomes wasted.