Who decides what art means? - Hayley Levitt

[@BobMcCoy]

*TED-Ed's animations are a true **_work of art!_*

[@unarmoredwtf]

i scrolled down to comment section to see if there's this comment ;)

[@samrashafaq1717]

But who are you to decide that? ;)

[@r.t.1710]

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[@sufjan4877]

Or not!

[@Person-rh3mf]

that what art is! also pls dont r/woosh me

[@aadivrath2407]

Im no connoisseur of art, but your animations never cease to amaze. Most KZbin animators and content creators have a fixed style they call their own. They also focus on a particular genre, in which they specialize in. However Ted-Ed is different. The animation varies wildly, and i believe it's fitting for the motto of the channel.

[@jerryg.8767]

I'm pretty sure Ted-Ed intentionally contracts a wide variety of different animation studios / artists to do their videos.

[@arthurdiserbeau1736]

Not sure the word "connesuir" exists. Maybe you want to say "connoisseur"?

[@yezralumapas3850]

Connosorry

[@arunsooknarine4738]

Connoisseur*

[@riyazuo]

*Corns-aren't-sour

[@camillahansen2828]

Art is personal to every human individual. Your life and experiences may change your perspective on art. Art is something that makes us human, and I truly believe that the intention of creating lives within every human being.

[@DinoIAmNoHoster]

Why is it that people can exactly say what is a good book, a bad one, one with bad grammar, poor story, etc.. but when it comes to painting, its almost a taboo to say some painting is really bad, because it will have different interpretations, etc.. Art being personal is just an idea

[@truecrimelover2022]

@@DinoIAmNoHoster i don't think it's bad but I also think that different people have different tastes. For example I never got into Fifty Shades or Twilight but some people I know love them. (The books and/or the movies). I am a full blown Potterhead and love Hunger Games books and movies on both counts but some people can't stand them. We each have our reasons for liking them or not liking them same with music, painting, art. I do think most art is subjective. Sometimes you might find something where 98% of the people think it is awful or great but as a rule it's much more varied than that. HP and HG that I love and both are very popular in both book and movie genres also both have detractors from people who's opinion I respect. Twilight and 50 shades struck a cord with many of my friends some of them don't like to read but it gave them a reason to pick up a book. HP and HG also got many young people and even adults to pick up a book and even in some cases start to like reading in general especially if they were young when they picked it up.

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

@@DinoIAmNoHoster Can people say what a good book is? Communication happens between the sender and the receiver. How it is perceived depends a lot on the horizon of the person reading it. Paintings have more dimensions, as they use several methods of communication (words can do that too, but it rarely happens in longer texts as it is difficult to maintain the coherence necessary for a longer work, but poems can use words and letters in many different ways), so it gets even more difficult to read them.

[@starrmayhem]

art is personal to every human individual & so does perspective your life and experiences may change your perspective everything is art, but not everything makes us human intention is to satisfy our desires, creating is a function in some human being

[@starrmayhem]

i know you want to understand reality; i know you want to convey a poetic message however you need to accept reality is not your way of pretty, because you're fabricating pretty stories your understanding reality will stop if you're confined style & ideals; change your perspective of art

[@hafsa7951]

Trust Ted Ed to make interest in a topic that I never thought of.

[@hafsa7951]

Goy George not really.

[@nesmattia]

Are you Egyptian

[@r.t.1710]

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[@rebeccali2707]

As someone who draws stuff, I like it when people tell me about their interpretations, this inspires me to create better drawings.

[@avivastudios2311]

Can I see your work?

[@defaultmesh]

But who decides who decides what art means? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@HelgaCavoli]

The watchers

[@torsiqi5222]

v(^_^)v

[@Ryuseigan]

I thought I'd find out who judges if those expensive paint splashes(the million and billiokind)were art or just splashes.

[@khageshbansal2400]

But whi decides, who decides, who decides what aet means

[@torsiqi5222]

Khagesh Bansal Wut ?

[@Andrew-ix2ij]

Stunning animation

[@jayfawn8478]

Like what's the video discussing, I find the animation below average. Beauty is subjective

[@jaswindersinghnarula2867]

It's not good animation...

[@KRLS-Anknown]

@Hda Destroyers he is joking.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_You can't rush art._ *~ Geri (Toy Story 2, 1999)*

[@vervixx9272]

and you cant judge it.

[@truecrimelover2022]

@@spamonfire1472 true but each person has their own judgement.

[@youryaoidealer7129]

I always memorized it by heart

[@THATBrokeAroSpecWallet]

I unironically love this

[@golubevblog2279]

In my opinion art has two main characteristics which make it so valuable for humanity: - It's ability to record history and express it , it's ability to record feelings and thinking patterns of past and communicating them to us in the present. - It's capacity to trigger inspiration in human beings in different ways. Since we are all unqiue to some point so our preception of art as well. This brings priceless value to it because world needs inspiration to move forward and progress. So based on these two, I would say that it's helpful to know the meaning of the artist to start your reasoning process about some piece. However the abstract and unique understanding is what eventually trigger the emotions and lead to creative and possibly innovative ideas which move us forward. So I would say I mostly agree with that art has no borders and can be percieved anyhow by anyone unless they sincerely feel what they state they do.

[@villainoir]

"Do wee need a creator to be able to appreciate the creations?" Wow sounds like a profound theosophical question.

[@Szylepiel]

One of the biggest influences of my life was when I was yet a kid, like 13-14 or so, when I stumbled across the essay by Roland Barthes "The Death of The Author". I honestly believe one should separate author's identity and supposed intention behind the work from the work itself as framing imposes a limit of interpretation. We should be able to interpret art, whether it's picture, sculpture or a text, however we want and author's interpretation is just one of very many possible.

[@TheInga90]

That is what Vince Gilligan said about Breaking Bad: that his thoughts on Walter White's intentions and actions were one of many and not necessarily the "correct" ones, and that he loved that viewers had their own interpretations of the unfoldings. Loved that.

[@faizmohammad8569]

Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. (Conditions apply)

[@saitenotoshuitsnaini]

Beauty lies in stuffs that we took a selfie with.

[@p4sma421]

great idea

[@Bamseri]

Thought the same as I saw the first few seconds of the video

[@GorgonDrageil]

My quick answer before watching the video: Every individual observer decides what art means to them... (Edit:) ...After watching the video I maintain my opinion. All interpretations are valid regardless of artist intent. Is it wrong for me to stand on a chair or sit cross-legged just because the chair manufacturer only intended it as a seat? If I use the chair as a doorstop am I invalidating it? ...lol Creativity inspires creativity. That's the beauty of expression: it leads to more and more novelty (i.e. memes about memes lol). It doesn't matter in what direction an artwork inspires, in my opinion. All that matters is that it inspired. It serves a purpose even if that's unintended.

[@r.t.1710]

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[@aadithyahrudhay2269]

That's a well written response, I agree with you

[@cruiserkid1]

I came here for answers dammit, all i'm left with is more questions. love it.

[@khalidali5030]

HAHAHAHA same, i need this for school

[@ahdddd]

i think the point is to say that art is very subjective, different people different mind different interpretation.

[@Salmasayed1]

I believe I am a little bit of both, I like the idea that there are a lot of interpretations and perspectives of everyone, but I think it is important as well if we hear the artist perspective and put it into consideration.

[@villain7140]

The artist's intent is always the final verdict. Art is a form of communication and a listener cannot decide what the speaker is trying to tell them. However ambiguity can be the intent; the speaker might not always be stating something but sometimes asking questions, and different answers within defined proportions might be what the artist intended. This is the route followed by the greatest of artists, whose works are always somewhat open to interpretation. The intent can't be ambiguous, but ambiguity can be the intent.

[@perkyoppeyes9885]

this comment is so beautiful ohmygod

[@welovfree]

art has different interpretations from different interpreters, but when you find analogies between those interpretations that's what makes an art a great one.

[@paulramos4037]

All forms of art (from paintings, sculptures, cinemas, comics, to abstracts) have artists' intentions/motives/meanings/inspirations. The problem is not every artist dictates/mentions/stipulates/discusses her/his intents either directly or otherwise. Another possible way to extract meanings or motives behind the art work(s) is the context of the times (art historians actually do so in case artists left almost nothing in writing or notes whatsoever). Anyways, art is in the eye of the beholder!

[@waitwhhhaaaaat]

I love sharing my interpretations with my friends and hear theirs, so i'm definetly don't think that a painting or an art object can have only one and only interpretation. It would be so boring and i don't think that art wants to be that.

[@ObsoleteTutorials]

That's not their interpretation. they's just guesses to the artists intentions

[@mauve9266]

I think a characteristic of ‘great’ art is that they have an endless multiplicity of interpretations and meanings.

[@strange_and_magnificent]

Can we all just take a moments to appreciate this beautiful piece of art from TED Ed?

[@cosmicbenignity8346]

Art should be ambiguous, that's what makes it last forever.

[@jamiehay1027]

_Arts meaning is at the individuals interpretation._

[@superdrwholock]

I love the narrator's voice, gives such 'cool teacher who has your back' vibes

[@dmys0007]

I believe the artist's (painter, author, musician, etc.) intention is important due to the fact that the insights gained from some works of art have lead to action being taken. Sometimes positive, and sometimes negative, but regardless, the negative can be mitigated if the artist's intentions are known (for most works of art). I also personally hated having to interpret what a dead author meant by his/her book and being judged on my interpretation. However, I believe you should be able to enjoy the artist's work before knowing their intent, sit on it a while to see what your subconscious gains from these insights and once solidified, learn of the artist's intent. This allows you to get personal insight into yourself, learning more about yourself, and then still potentially absorbing the intent the artist sought to portray.

[@ivanbasumitra5338]

Exactly...the only comment which covers both of the important points

[@_daki]

Well said

[@ash-5379]

Well every artist making an art has their own reasons for making it and their reasons bring life into those paintings some people might study the painting by just one look and explain it but the artist might have spent years cultivating his artwork for people to understand the true meaning behind their creativity.. like a child's parents know them the best in the same way the artist knows their painting the best and that's the true reason that it is living forever in an art museum!! I like every creative topic Ted Ed chooses to explain!! Great 👍

[@hussainvirk8598]

I personally think the interpretation of art is different from person to person which is also kinda what makes it special And if you think about it a lot of art other than visual also has differences in interpretation like music or a film

[@arielbadw1368]

I think the order of importance is like this : - what the artist wanted to do (if it's something ambitious) - how he did it (is it good or bad ?) - how well we interpreted it (are we close to what the artist wanted us to see ?) - finally, are we impressed ? (If we liked the object)

[@r.t.1710]

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[@torva360]

This works with both art and poetry. Authorial intent is most important, but you can connect a work to things in your own life to give it a meaning in your personal context. You cannot, however, say definitively what the author was saying with their text. For example: would you go up to a famous author or artist and tell them exactly what their work means, even calling them wrong if they argue? But at the same time, a lot of what goes into art/literature is subconscious or unintentional. I find this a lot editing people's poems and short stories. Elements they didn't expect just end up there and can alter the interpretation.

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

A lot of people would argue or insist that their meaning is just as important as the artists. To be honest there aren't many artists that are willing to be frank and say "This is what it is, your opinion comes second". Some fans would be highly offended. What's of most importance to them is what they felt or learned, not the art or the artist. In their eyes those things are second. They believe they have the final say because that's supposedly the definition of art in a nutshell. So, yeah they'd argue.

[@robintauber9994]

The artist's intention lead to the existence of the work but everyone's reaction when encountering the piece is valid as well.

[@fareehafaisal5829]

The Chef throwing the dessert at the face of the person caught me so off guard I laughed for like 10 minutes 🤣🤣🤣

[@amara560]

The truth of art lies somewhere in the middle for me. Knowing the intentions of the artist can give so much more meaning to different works of art.

[@travis5732]

In my opinion, the author's interpretation is THE interpretation, and the one that gives the piece meaning, because preceded it's creation, and not the other way around; however, any individual can have a singular interpretation of the piece of art, but this would be in a lower category than the author's.

[@aadithyahrudhay2269]

Ok suppose there was a certain incident that happened in your life of deep emotional significance, and a piece of art represents, captures or reminds you of that incident. Then, what if it means more to you than what it meant to maybe even the artist? Will you rob somebody the chance to enjoy this art on a whole new different level with such a sweeping, mechanical statement? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, although the artist's intention can offer interesting insight. It's highly situational and relative, so we can't generalize.

[@aadithyahrudhay2269]

@Mechanical Engineer Nejc Klemen Hey, while you make a lot of sense, why compare in the first place? Art, at the end of the day, is for one to enjoy right, so I think this debate isn't even like useful. I can choose to interpret art in any way I can, and nobody can stop me (unless the big brother sends his thought police :) Plus, I think artists will be honoured at different interpretations which they never thought of themselves.

[@aadithyahrudhay2269]

@Mechanical Engineer Nejc Klemen wow I didn't even realise English isn't your second language.... You sound really fluent :)

[@cjmarsh9610]

Art is like life, you have to find your own meaning for it.

[@lanyoshadang4104]

The artist interpretation is the only one that matters, not critics nor the audience!

[@donstarfinkel6456]

I think what the artist is trying to convey is more important than anyone's opinion of the art. The draw of the art scene for me, is trying to figure the meaning out or not thinking too deep into it. Just enjoying the piece for what it is . I prefer performance art myself whereas I feel there is more room for interpretation.

[@zedianzediessi]

I think we should have both interpretations of art. That’s why we have untitled paintings but also very specific descriptive titles with backstories

[@shubham-pawar]

That is why last year I saw a painting sold for USD 2.5 million which was nothing but a white canvas with a single red line running diagonally across the whole canvas. I bet the creator of the painting must be laughing dead after the auction. But hey that is what art is now a days. Beauty really lies in the eye of the beholder.

[@r.t.1710]

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[@PujaDevi-nr8qk]

0:17 this reaction catches my eye.. Animation ✨✨

[@ejmtv3]

This channel is art itself that gives the universe meaning!!!

[@fitzgeraldmistral97]

MY DEFINITIVE ANSWER: The intention of the artist is relevant to the extent that 1) we can access that knowledge (abt their intention) 2) the artist is very intentional and deliberate to the point of being deeply philosophical in their work. But, the case can be made that there might be subconscious elements that are found in a piece of art that even the artist was not consciously trying to imbue their artwork with. I like how we are able to critique and view the same works of art today that multiple generations before us each had their own view of. I'm inclined to think that we are more privileged than them because 1) they were - in general - less open to various interpretations, since there were periods before where you had to fit in established schools of thought and there wasn't that climate of truly unfettered criticism of art and the production of art. We live in a more relaxed and open society than ever before. 2) we have the advantage of being the last ones to have our say on these works, i.e. the benefit of surveying all the different interpretations of the past, and then having our own more-informed interpretation.

[@wingedcanvas]

What an awesome talk! Art is such an awesome topic.

[@kalakritistudios]

Why you need an interpretation? What's the use? What are you actually here for? What's the purpose of yours looking at the painting? You wanna know what the artist was thinking? Go for his interpretation. You wanna enjoy the painting? Sit back and relax, either just mindlessly watching it or thinking about what could mean what. Or if you want to get inspired, if you are here for that? Do that.

[@alecavalos2535]

I think it'd be cool if the artists' intentions and my interpretation were the same. After all we always liked those who understand us and I think that's what we want when we see someone's artwork.

[@IO-hh3gw]

2:14 THE SHADE!!!!! I CAN'T!!!

[@sagesabr]

Well, I'm kind of on a middle ground, but I think it in musical terms, because most of the time I like to know that there is a deeper meaning behind what I'm listening too. I take it into consideration, but it also helps knowing most musical artists don't seem to mind if you have a different interpretation of their songs. And they are self aware of the fact that it can/will be interpreted in many ways.

[@quantumeinstein3472]

art is by people's opinions

[@gabbonoo]

"It just puddings."-Teded Howard?. Mental conception is a relative being, If you can think of it as art, it is art to you as long as you think of it.

[@r.t.1710]

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[@volta2aire]

We feel moments of flight like the sea foam and the splash of stars upon a vast ocean of space. A work of art evokes feelings in us to express what the artist perhaps also felt. Meaning comes later as a story of what we felt in the moment.

[@arielbadw1368]

Our interpretation is what really matters to us, author's attention doesn't matter to our opinion, I think good art is when we are the much closest to what the artist wanted to do

[@jrpipik]

Those who hold with Artistic Intention should consider that artists may lie about their intentions. For instance, John Lennon said many negative things about his work with The Beatles. When George Martin asked him about it, Lennon replied, "I was high when I said that." A similar reply he made to Paul McCartney was, "They're just things that come out of my mouth."

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

Some artists will actually tell you what it means. Lennon and McCarthy weren't like that.

[@seanmcfadden3712]

I prefer the middle ground of Noel Carol (may have mispelled there). A creator's intention is important, regardless of the medium, yet if the audience can find a deeper meaning that is important to them or can use it as a starting point for a larger conversation is also valid. However, I don't believe that you should automatically assume that the creator/s of a work mean for it to have a political meaning unless they specifically say so. Sometimes a story is just a story.

[@brancoziman7034]

For me art is something that artist is trying to catch that uncatchable Moment, the present which is here forever but still different. It is something that is in human subconciousness from the beggining. Even with the music, whole orchestra could be just one single moment fractalized into infinity orders of harmony. Every artist is trying to tell us : dont wait for tommorow but live now in present, it will be here forever

[@r.t.1710]

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[@Camrographer]

I definitely think that the artists crafts for the audience. However, I would also say that art can be transformational for the viewer thereby bringing the audience which is slightly out of alignment with the language the artist is speaking into alignment with the artist's message. This I think is more valuable as it is stretching an individual's mind to intake an alternative viewpoint. Preaching to the choir is okay but transformation is more profound.

[@mehrdadmohajer3847]

I´m a hobby painter. My painting has a meaning to me & i enjoy doing it for me. That means : At the time, i am not cocern with the other people oppinions , if they like it or not, if i make good money by selling it or not. perhaps later but not as i´ m by painting. Once it´s done, i´d like to share & discuss my ideas with others, but for simplicity let´s say : my job is done. What the others think about it, its their own evaluation, which are valuable to me , but not realy or truly my own.

[@EyesOfByes]

1:03 "Red Bull gives you wings!"

[@idka.2419]

Your animations and music makes me feel like I wanna live in a world drawn and told by TED-Ed

[@ayoubmezoury4134]

After that, it's up to the viewing audience to decide what it means to them ( art ) and how well it conveys whatever they think is the message. Great Valuable Video

[@adithya945]

Those animations were just spectacular. Mind-blown!!

[@eliamilanaccio5842]

If it's art it's open to the viewer interpretation, But, the artists intention deserves respect

[@Robert-xp4ii]

As an artist myself, albeit amateur, I simply hope people like it and am interested in hearing what they THINK the meaning is. I might even wish that WAS what I intended if it's a great suggestion. Lol

[@avivastudios2311]

May I see your work?

[@AJ-WAS-HERE]

2:22 answer to question 8

[@isaacthewebcomiccreator9750]

As an artist myself who is struggling to create a webcomic, I’d label my own personal opinions to be infinitely more important than the opinions of my audience, especially assuming that some of the people in the audience are mainly internet trolls.

[@pete2389]

If art is expression then the artist's intention is paramount to the the piece's value as an artistic expression. Whether or not you see beauty in a misinterpretation doesn't change that- if you see something different than the artist intended then the artist has failed to express his or herself.

[@ItsJJOLO]

*overall, art is what you make it.*

[@AaronEdwards]

If the artist wants to express their intention, then it is their responsibility to make it clear in the text or art itself. If they cannot do this, then maybe they're not saying what they think they're saying. I say this as someone with over 100 credit hours in literature studies.

[@acefamilyguy]

Artists today have almost no authority of what their intentions are. Intentions are much more controlled by audiences and marketing. What we mostly gather in meaning from art can only be displayed by those who use it for power and control. Deconstruction, modern literary criticism, and that of advertising and marketing create the meaning for artists thus much of what can be said or heard about art is mostly on aesthetics.

[@theresevontodderud3901]

We all have different backgrounds and therefore interpret things differently. At my university, they say that your analysis is acceptable as long as you have evidence. The author/artist will leave clues, but we have also been told that "the author is dead", which is a good way of looking at it. We cannot discuss the artist's intention, only the intention of that specific artwork/text. It can still mean something else to you on a personal level, but when you have all the tools to analyze it, you will probably see something else than if you let your heart and personal experiences be in charge.

[@kalekcenturian7667]

When looking at a painting on a wall, it needs to have 5 basic building blocks. These are: Line Shape and form Space Color Texture How well the artist satisfies these 5 requirements determines the quality of the work. Outside of this, it is up to the viewer to appreciate the artist's conception. Yes, it can help to understand the life of the artist, the era in which the artist grew up in, and the political/social events of the time. Personally, a fine piece of art needs to be understood through the mind of the artist. For example, while Vincent VanGogh's works are incredible, they become even MORE incredible once you know the story of his life. Finally, much of today's modern art is not art: it is merely a social commentary, much like reading the op-ed of a newspaper.

[@riya4176]

I believe the whole meaning of art lies in the way each of us percieve it..and our perceptions naturally differ....an artist's intentions may or may not be different from ours but the art holds meaning from what we take from it

[@hendrickputra3142]

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[@BuddyL]

As an artist myself🎭🖼🎨, the intention of my work vs. the way it's interpreted is something that often comes to mind. I'm a "middle ground" person myself.

[@weirdreportt]

Art is both subjective and objective. When the artist create an artwork it isn't 'his' anymore, it is for everyone. Artists brings the art to the visible world

[@JonathanSharman]

I'm firmly in the camp that art stands on its own. Understanding the artist's intentions *may* help an observer come to understand or appreciate a piece of art, but they don't define its meaning. Meaning and even beauty are objective concepts, in my opinion.

[@R-Rova]

I think everyone should enjoy art. No matter how some one perceives it.

[@jeffopsima699]

In the mid-20th century,philosopher. W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley published The Intentional Fallacy. In it, they counter the contemporary assumption that the original creator's intention for a work was equal to the meaning and merit of the work. This raised serious questions in the critical realm about intention

[@AccentedCinema]

I used to reject auteur theory and believe authorial intention doesn't matter. Until someone tells me that "They Live" is a movie about Jewish people secretly controlling the world...

[@Solidarity1024]

Metaphor transcends the words in which it is spoken, written or drawn. It means different to people in the way they are. Like any object in the world that has truths hidden in dimensions beyond our faculties. Truth is infinite. It is not attainable by any one individual. Like a mosaic. Meanings beyond the author. Why deprive yourself of the beauty and joy of discovering what it all means to you?

[@0777coco]

The artist's intentions are equally important as the viewer's intentions, as long as neither of them assumes that their idea of the artwork's meaning is the only justifiable one. It's worth listening to opinions you don't understand or cannot relate to, so why would we even need a definitive answer for such a complex discussion?

[@whitechocolateman1088]

I just came here to de-stress from some homework I was having trouble with. Thanks for this.

[@하람배-q5k]

I'm definitely more in line with the first view, but I don't agree at all that "the artist's interpretation of their own work [is] just one among many equally acceptable possibilities". It's like saying that if I were to say something, regardless of what I was actually trying to say, the words you think I said would be an interpretation as valid as what I was in fact thinking (and that that would also be an interpretation). Though you can try to interpret my words and get meaning out of them, I can't be "interpreting" my own phrases, just as an artist doesn't "interpret" their own work; they actually govern the intent behind those actions. The artist's thoughts about the art *are* what it is supposed to convey, but the art _means_ what people have taken from it. To give a more specific example, imagine we're a rock concert and I say "You look rad today", but you hear me saying "You look bad today"; I actually meant to give you a compliment, and that is a fact - to say that I wanted to insult you would simply be wrong -, but you might have felt bad because of that, and that's perfectly valid. What I meant to say is irrelevant in terms of what you're feeling, but I still tried to say something. I hope you guys get what I mean.

[@annabelho7607]

YESSS ANOTHER ART RELATED VIDEO THANK YOU TED ED

[@sameeersm]

Great artwork reference!... OK coming to the debate, the artist's intention should come out of his 'choice' not by some 'chance' . Whatever comes out of his choice speaks his expertise and that from chance comes out of just luck.

[@maco5152]

Your animation is art at its finest. Love it!

[@RedFox_05]

This was amazing. Thank you for the continuous stunning works

[@carolynthomas3938]

While individual interpretations are important, I personally think they should be considered lesser than the artist’s original intentions. The artist’s intentions and ideas are given more value than the others, but they all have merit.

[@15.johnsonangel]

I believe an artist is a vessel for expressing human experience. The interpretation of their work is as individual as each humans life. Each person interprets life and art based on their own individual experiences.

[@badpumpkin1122]

there is a phenomenal Yale lecture series on literary theory that cover those topics. Should check out if interested...

[@badpumpkin1122]

oh it's totally free on youtube, so give it a go!

[@squarz]

Link?

[@julianblake8385]

Could share the name of the lecture or the link, please? I'm interested

[@Ead2410]

Please share the link

[@alexanderrossa6173]

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[@keixsy]

0:00 Only you. If youre the artist and you wish to explain how you interpret your own piece then do so. If not, then depending on how you present your work, you shouldn't be upset if people assume things that otherwise aren't the case in your view are entirely your fault. However, people interpreting things for their own view sometimes helps them see things no one else can explain to them. My personal opinion ~ :I loved the video

[@BillT4UnMe]

Their is the artists intention and others perception of the artists work. They are all valid ... but will not always be in agreement. Reality is that everyone will have their own perception, but whose perception is right? I don't think it's about who is right, but we are free to have our perception in viewing art

[@kellypatterson4412]

The artists plans most definitely effect its meaning, because that's the energy the artist is sending out into the world. That of course doesn't mean the work isn't open to a different interpretation by the viewer.

[@RosheenQuynh]

I think both intention and interpretation are important; as intention could create a new perspective on someone's interpretation and change it in a good way. On the other hand, if I were an artist, I'd make my intentions clear as day so that there is no room for interpretation. That probably isn't possible, as I will interpret a song to represent something that was not originally intended for example, but still.

[@benjaminread5287]

I'd say both are true. The piece of art is a message the artist is trying to communicate, so clearly their intention is important. However if it is unclear what they are trying to say then they are doing a bad job of communicating their message. A good chef makes a dessert that matches his intentions, likewise a good artist makes his piece of art to match his intentions. If audiences cannot agree on some basic understanding of the painting then the artist has done a bad job of communicating his idea. Now there ks the complication of ambiguity, in the case where the artist specifically wants his piece to be hard to interpret. In this case the artist wants to spark the debate itself and cause conversation by making his intentions ambiguous, yet his intentions are still there and the conversation is generated by the audience trying to figure out what his intentions were.

[@tommyjquimsing6524]

I believe it's both. Meaning is malleable. The observation of truth And how you interpret that truth are two separate things. I could say red for love and my friend could say red for war but in general their both passionate... And that passion is neutral, whether we as a viewer dictate that it's for love or for war is debatable but both can agree in the end of the day that it's passionate in general.

[@kushagrasaxena601]

ART IS AN EXPLOSION!!!!!

[@anmolagrawal5358]

I agree that intentions of the original artist are important as there is one piece of information that it likely to be lost otherwise. Suppose there are 10 paintings which the artist uses to weave a coherent idea. Each of them *must* be interpreted in a fashion conceived by the artist to bring about the intended result. However, if different interpretations are to be taken into account after independently analyzing each painting, it is next to impossible that one might accidentally stumble upon a coherent enough idea rivalling that of the artist. As such, I believe that instead of asking the question of "who", we should instead be focusing on experiential value, arguable parameters, information etc. That way, these aspects would merely be a means to the result.

[@treysonthelusma3408]

My favorite kind of art is photography

[@drcommondrate12]

Art is the appreciation of existence of something.

[@kruiji]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:13 *🎨 Interpretation Differences: Art can evoke different interpretations, such as love or war, based on personal perception.* 00:41 *🖌️ Artist's Intentions: Knowing an artist's original intentions can influence how people enjoy and interpret their art.* 01:11 *🤔 Intentional Fallacy: Wimsatt and Beardsley argued that an artist's intention shouldn't determine a work's interpretation.* 01:39 *🍮 Art as Dessert: The enjoyment of art should be independent of the creator's intentions, similar to enjoying a dessert.* 02:09 *🌠 Interpretation Variety: A single artwork can support multiple interpretations, all equally valid.* 02:36 *📜 Knapp and Michaels' View: They believed the artist's intended meaning is the only valid interpretation.* 03:04 *🤝 Intentional Middle Ground: Noel Carroll argued for intention as a part of the art interpretation process, akin to dialogue comprehension.* 04:02 *🕸️ Complex Interpretation: Artistic interpretation is intricate and unlikely to have a single definitive answer.* Made with HARPA AI

[@Bill0102]

This piece is filled with thought-provoking knowledge. Engaging with a book with parallel content was an incredible experience for me. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

[@anisoabdirahman2363]

Perfect timing I have to learn about art ahhhhh life's easy

[@arthurdiserbeau1736]

I love the voice of the one speaking