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Uploaded by on May 26, 2009

Some thoughts on art, and in particular whether the interpretation is important.

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  • As an opera singer, I interpret poetry and music on a daily basis. What I have come to understand is that there are two schools. The school of people who believe you must research the composer/poet and interpret it through their lives and others who want you to give us your own interpretation. The bottom line is we are all on the same side in trying to keep tradition and the arts alive. As long as you are actively engaged, all is well in the world of art.

  • there is no wrong or right in art or in what people take from it. people mostly understand what they already know. if art stirs people to anger or joy it is good in my book

  • I love it, :) beautiful music too... :)

  • I love that poem. Thank you for reading it.

    I think that you can see thru to an artist's soul via their work, but the interpretation could have an entirely different

    personal meaning. Mary

  • Artists often create works that simply look or sound interesting or just feel right. The artist might not know what the result means, or if it means anything at all. Yet even in the absence of intent the audience can find meaning in the work. I think the same principle applies to any work of art created with a definite purpose in mind. Such a piece can say as much about the artist's motivation, state of mind, upbringing, etc. as about the specific idea he was trying to express.

  • This is a fantastic topic! I agree that art should speak to you in a personal way and incite thoughts and inspire you in a way something else might not. The artist may or may not have had a specific intent in mind, but I think prompting a reaction and encouraging the viewer to get something more personal out of it is much more rewarding for the artist and makes the work more powerful to the one experiencing it.

  • I think all art is subjective, as it should be. No one ever informed me of any 'rules' anyway...

  • awe... what a wonderful question. we all see the same mountain, we just see a different side.

  • I don't believe that there is a right or a wrong answer when it comes to how a work of art speaks to you... Everyone has a unique set of experiences that shades one's perception of a poem or painting or sculpture, or even a video!

  • No of course it does not matter. As long as yoe feel SOMETHING it doesn't really matter what the original intention was.

    That's my opinion anyway.

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