Unofficial Manifesto

After initially reading this document, the one statement that stuck with me the most was number 13. This is because of our most recent project: Site Specific. I had such a hard time with this piece. Anyways, the point is, the statement said that the piece and the place are mutually necessary to each other. Now, I get the concept, but to come up with such a piece is beyond me.

I also like how it says that art is present because it needs to be there. I've always loved/enjoyed/appreciated art. I like walking into a restaurant and looking at the murals that artists have painted there. I like going into a home and seeing artwork that the people that lives there have done in their free time. I dont necessarily like art that is made visible to the public. I like art that most of the world wont ever see, that was made just for the artists pleasure only. They just wanted to make art just for art.

I also like number 8, it made me laugh. Number 11 was pretty powerful too. I completely agree with that statement, that art is always worth worrying about. because it is. I dont understand how some people just cant see that side of it, how they cant appreciate its presence. The cloths they wear, thats artwork, the food they eat when they go into restaurants, thats artwork, the labels they see on their belongings, thats artwork. Art is part of everyones life.