I started by reading Art Which Can't be Art by Allan Kaprow. In this excerpt, Kaprow talks about how his activities and daily events may or may not be perceived as true art. He goes on to describe how he watched himself brush his teeth for several months and be amazed at what exactly was going on. He went on to talk about how brushing his teeth was a starting point for his future in art. I really enjoyed the fact that he was intrigued by looking at himself brush his teeth. It reminds me to not take the little things for granted. Even the picture of him picking up grains of sand and examining them. Overall, I really enjoyed this article and the messages that it sent.
Next, I read the excerpt of The Desert by Lawrence Weschler. In this segment of the book, he tells of the life of Robert Irwin, a contemporary artist. Weschler spends most of the excerpt basically talking about Irwin's life after he gave up art and his lack of structure. He would do random things, like go to the boardwalk, go to the racetrack, or hang out at a random burger joint. It seemed like Irwin was confused and lost without art in his life. It was at the point where Irwin was introduced to nature and became a fanatic. Irwin would go out into the woods and explore random areas, some he would mark to later return to. It got to the point where he wanted to share his love of nature with others. I really enjoyed the transition that I felt when reading this passage. It quickly went from a sense of desperation to a moment of clarity in Irwin's life. I only hope that one day i share an experience like this. Overall, I really like reading about Irwin's experience and journey.
Finally, I read an article about George Saunders' book by Joey Lovell. Lovell writes about how he shared lunch with George Saunders at a restaurant in New York. Saunders told him a story about he had been on a plane that was having mechanical problems due to flying into a flock of geese. It was a near death experience that Saunders had shared with several people on the airplane. He went on to describe his life for the next couple of weeks as being aware of how precious life really is. After talking about his visit with Saunders, Joey Lovell goes on to talk about a new book that is coming out written by George Saunders. Lovell read the newly published book and had some lasting impressions from it. In the book, Saunders went into great detail with death and the process of dying. This stuck with Lovell in ways nothing had before. Overall, I didn't like this article as much as the other two, but still found the subject matter very interesting. Lovell does a very good job of painting a picture of his experiences with George Saunders.
Next, I read the excerpt of The Desert by Lawrence Weschler. In this segment of the book, he tells of the life of Robert Irwin, a contemporary artist. Weschler spends most of the excerpt basically talking about Irwin's life after he gave up art and his lack of structure. He would do random things, like go to the boardwalk, go to the racetrack, or hang out at a random burger joint. It seemed like Irwin was confused and lost without art in his life. It was at the point where Irwin was introduced to nature and became a fanatic. Irwin would go out into the woods and explore random areas, some he would mark to later return to. It got to the point where he wanted to share his love of nature with others. I really enjoyed the transition that I felt when reading this passage. It quickly went from a sense of desperation to a moment of clarity in Irwin's life. I only hope that one day i share an experience like this. Overall, I really like reading about Irwin's experience and journey.
Finally, I read an article about George Saunders' book by Joey Lovell. Lovell writes about how he shared lunch with George Saunders at a restaurant in New York. Saunders told him a story about he had been on a plane that was having mechanical problems due to flying into a flock of geese. It was a near death experience that Saunders had shared with several people on the airplane. He went on to describe his life for the next couple of weeks as being aware of how precious life really is. After talking about his visit with Saunders, Joey Lovell goes on to talk about a new book that is coming out written by George Saunders. Lovell read the newly published book and had some lasting impressions from it. In the book, Saunders went into great detail with death and the process of dying. This stuck with Lovell in ways nothing had before. Overall, I didn't like this article as much as the other two, but still found the subject matter very interesting. Lovell does a very good job of painting a picture of his experiences with George Saunders.
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