Dear Fellow Artists in Seminar:
I have been fighting to preserve the artist's hand for ever so long through my own work and have been most fortunate to enjoy both the tutelage and support of the incomparable and unforgettable Professor Paul Bruner with respect to same. Nonetheless, I actually enjoy delving into the works of minimalists, the likes of which would most definitely include Robert Morris as I feel they fall on the complete opposite end of my spectrum. There is a presence surrounding works like his Three L-Beams which neither begins with or ends with the exaggerated scale involved. So, I don't wholly agree with the notion of exorcising the demons, seen as the last remnants of aura from an object. I believe we end up right back where we started from and find ourselves replacing one type of unique aura with another for our efforts. It is not difficult to appreciate the concept of obliterating the original, but that's about where it realistically ends for me. This should make for an interesting continuing class discussion. The industrial sheen and precision in measurement with absolute replication of miniscule detailing -- sums up quite a bit of our own world to date. There is a dastardly side to capitalism which far too many people are either unable or refuse to recognize, especially when it invades the art arena. So, I guess I'll keep painting WITH THE ARTIST'S HAND in order to preserve it -- this legal career switch was never about making money in the first place. It was about the love of art. Happy Night to All! Mayissa Susanna
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You posted. This is totally rad. And a good area to discuss the aura of the original post. Where is the original post, and where was your hand in posting it?
Paul Bruner was a fabulous professor, and is still quite an inspirational and charismatic artist, friend and teacher (of retired sorts). Think about his notion of and the installation performance/poem "Post-Reproduction Man". It deals with many of these issues in a very human way: death, love, aura, place, and originality/appropriation. check out his website for more postreproductive action:
The Legend of Paul Bruner and the Elusive Post-Reproduction Man(he's is a good wizard by the way...and Mason Gross School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is sad to see him go!)
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