Ono Article Response

After reading the article about Yoko Ono, written by Lisa Carver, several things came to mind that I enjoyed about the piece. I liked the emphasis that Carver put on Ono as a freelance artist and how she took her skills and made something that was so ridiculous, that no one understood it. She was breaking the rules laid down by artists before her and it didn't bother her. I also liked how Carver explained where Yoko got her inspiration in her artwork and how she focused on things that she didn't have in her private life. It felt like Yoko was filling a void that had been left by her several husbands and their career through her art and creativity. Yoko's upbringing had made her better at being an outsider and accepting it, rather than spending her life trying to be something that she wasn't. To me, it takes a lot of courage to go against the grain like that and march on, knowing that people were going to disagree with you. Overall, the article showed lots of courage and creative talent in the eyes of Yoko Ono.

While there was a lot that I enjoyed about the article, there were a few things I noticed that I didn't necessarily enjoy. One thing that jumped out at me was Yoko's refusal to be helped. After several marriages and divorces, Yoko was left heartbroken and hurt. It seemed as if she shied away from interaction with those who could have helped her when she was going through these traumatic experiences. While it may have left her stronger and wiser in the long run, it seemed foolish to reject help at the time. The other thing I didn't like when reading this article was the overbearing obsession that the author had with Yoko. She was extremely thorough in giving Ono's background and went on to not spare any details when it came to her as an artist. Towards the end of the article, it seems to drag on a little bit, which I didn't like. However, I learned a lot about the life of Yoko Ono and her career as an artist.