In this morning's Seminar we embarked upon a crazy journey attempting to delve into various topics surrounding issues of the sublime, the portrait, artistic intention, and robots.....
Perhaps because all of these issues are so complex we were left with more questions than answers, but will attempt to summerise what was touched upon below;
Sublime and the Contemporary Sublime: A strand of thought very evident in Nadia's work, however something we all agreed is hard to define, or even attempt to capture. This concept is perhaps restricted in the present day due to it's associations with the enlightement, but could be thought of as the 'blankness of nature'.
The Portrait: A problematic mine-field that continues to entice artists and viewers alike. Does the portrait still have a place in contemporary painting? and if so how should this be tackled? what place does identity have within the idea of portraiture? does it still remain to be a vehicle for emotion, in comparison to other mediums such as film?
Artistic Intention: A heated debate exploring whether artists should set out with a clear outline of what they wish to convey, or if this must be handed over in it's entirity to the viewer.
Robots: Welcome to uncanny valley!
Many thanks to Nadia for bringing some very interesting points of disscusion forward.
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