Blog #8

Part I

I used the quote “I think if we engage a new generation of contemporary artists to make new monuments that stand next to these old monuments and force those old monument into a dialogue, I think we have an opportunity to create a new civic space around these monuments that can actually help us move towards the resolution fo these years, these generations of racism that those old sculptures represent” and “Suppose you saw a child drowning in a pond; would you jump in and rescue her, even if you hadn’t pushed in? even if it meant ruining your clothes? It would be highly controversial to say “no”- and yet most of us manage to ignore those dying of poverty and preventable disease all over the world” I know these quotes are a little long but I believe that they fit very well with my argument that art is a ‘window’.  In my opinion I have a good introduction to each quote but I need to explain the quote in my own words after I state the quote.

Quote 1:

On NPR’s TED Radio Hour Episode called, “How Art Changes Us” Titus Kaphar, states, ” I think if we engage a new generation of contemporary artists to make new monuments that stand next to these old monuments and force those old monument into a dialogue, I think we have an opportunity to create a new civic space around these monuments that can actually help us move towards the resolution fo these years, these generations of racism that those old sculptures represent” Titus Kaphar believes that if we place new paintings next to the exciting paintings it will help move our society towards equality.

 

Quote 2:

In “Is Art a Waste of Time” Southan utilizes a quote by Peter Singer an australian moral philosopher which states “Suppose you saw a child drowning in a pond; would you jump in and rescue her, even if you hadn’t pushed in? even if it meant ruining your clothes? It would be highly controversial to say “no”- and yet most of us manage to ignore those dying of poverty and preventable disease all over the world” Peter Singer point is that art is a distraction to real world problems.

Part II

Adding Quote:

I agree when Titus Kaphar states “I want to make paintings, sculptures that are honest, that wrestle with the struggles of our past but speak to the diversity and the advances of our present. and we can’t do that by taking an eraser and getting ride of stuff.”.  In other words, Titus Kaphar believes that he should make pieces of art that address social problems like diversity.

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