Spirituality
- Thursday Apr 24,2008 10:50 AM
- By krista
- In 3D Design
So this chapter was pretty interesting, and I really liked all of the artwork in it. But there was one sculpture that really shocked me…Born by Kiki Smith 
. It is really disturbing…and I couldn’t really understand what a lot of the works had to do with spirituality…so I got to thinking. In order to understand spiritual artwork, do you have to have the same sense of spirituality as the artist? And, do you think that artists get really angry when people make assumptions about what the work is saying?
4 Responses for "Spirituality"
really great questions! what do you think? esp. in light of your response to Kiki Smith’s work…i’m very interested to know!
I agree that this piece is somewhat disturbing, but I don’t think the artist would be upset if someone misunderstood the message. I believe that everyone has different views about things, and that’s especially true when it comes to art. I also think that if the message was clearly obvious, then it wouldn’t be an interesting piece. Art with hidden messages makes the art more intriguing, I think.
Personally, I don’t know what the message of this piece is. But I think it’s that sense of mystery that makes me more drawn to it.
I think that by making people question the artwork and its meaning just makes the artist successful because whether or not people like or understand the piece, they can’t stop thinking about it. So pretty much either way the piece is successful. Also spirituality is a pretty personal thing so it wouldn’t be surprising if someone did have to have the same beliefs and what not
I think that having the same sense of spirituality would help to understand the message the artist is trying to send, especially in a piece like this one, but it isn’t necessary. I think a big part of art is personal interpretation based on life experiences and beliefs. I’m more interesting in why this piece disturbing. All that really separates us from animals is the ability to reason and opposable thumbs. Why is this piece disturbing? Is it because we don’t like to be reminded that we were once animals, or just the personal nature of birth that freaks us out?
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