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Originally Posted by javadog
...II view it, in person, without the little audio tour that might tell me something about it. My sole interaction is with the work itself. And, for those paintings that I like, it is not uncommon for me to spend literally hours contemplating them. Some, I have visited many times....
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I understand and appreciate what you say, as I also take that aproach. However, to restrict one's self to just that can be a limiting factor. I never had an appreciation for Richard Serra's work (though I admit I haven't been in its presence and walked around/through it) and thought it was hyped up boredom on a monumental scale.
Then, several years ago, I saw a documentary of his work, a large part of which was in conversation with Serra. Turns out that I discovered the man is brilliant, down to earth and extremely well spoken. By the end of the show, I had a deep appreciation and understanding of what he has done that completely altered my visual perception of his work.
I was VERY much taken by surprise and felt a bit foolish for having previously written his work off as trivial. It turns out that he's considered one of the most important sculptors of his era - learning what I learned about what his work is about literally opened my eyes to see what had escaped me before.
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Originally Posted by javadog
...It's a big field and I know from experience you can't learn it all in a day. Not even two, or three. Might take all week....
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No, it takes one week, three days and five hours on average.