CONTEXT OF PRACTICE

COP NOTES - Questioning everything and myself. 

Key Questions

Could people create illustrations (or any art form) that completely mean nothing?

• The evolution of the concept of art 

• There would always be a process,relation, a reason, inspiration, idea behind an artist's illustrations. Perhaps some may be rather mundane whereas others could be purposeful -influential.

• When did art become abstract? (look at: Kazimir Malevich)

https://blog.eikowa.com/2016/05/26/when-did-art-become-abstract/

Why are simplistic artworks considered 'aesthetic'?

• Modern/Post-modern/contemporary/conceptual/abstract art - self-conscious, self-referential or inquiring 

• Deconstruction

• Aesthetics in digital art 

• Evolution: advancement in technology, media, digital culture

Speculations V: Aesthetics in the 21st Century, May 2014, Edited by Ridvan Askin, Paul J. Ennis, Andreas Hägler and Philipp Schweighauser, ISBN:978-0692203163

Is creating illustration that are purely visually appealing or emotionally inciting not considered 'good' illustration?

• Creative process? Planning? 

• Work that are currently similar/common would not get the artist anywhere (not as successful I guess?) - no distinct character in their practice or uniqueness