Interpreting art

I really love art museums and art history. It was very interesting to analyze these works of art that were also very unique and unusual; I hadn’t seen any of them before. Historicizing art not only makes me appreciate the art and the artist more, it’s also just really fun. It’s like a mystery where all of the clues are right in front of us. It’s really interesting to think that meaning encoded in a piece of art by its artist might be forgotten or lost forever, or never fully understood. This is why I like movies like the Da Vinci Code!

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  1. I like your remark on the encoding of art! I had read in the past about three intentions behind art— to imitate, to communicate, or to disturb. Everytime I stand before a piece I try to interpret it this way.