Wk 1- Art Experience – “Women’s Work is Also Art

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My initial thoughts were all surrounding the concept of a waste of time. Until the moment where I looked around and saw everyone contributing to something useful as a group. I saw the concept of strength in numbers through my own eyes. Mierle Laderman Ukeles and Richard Serra have different ways of portraying their style. I do believe they both express their forms of art differently. Ukeles cleaning the steps is more inviting and warming but Serra is more violent and dark with their method of creating art. I believe its like music where different people have opposing tastes in music which is okay. They’re also similar because they both convey messages to certain topics. They are definitely both considered art in my eyes because of the meanings behind their creations. Her performance being at an art museum takes away the proper message she conveyed of respect towards other creations. I believe it takes away the purpose of the original piece in a public space. If she was a janitor and was forced to clean the steps it would take away the importance of her actions by being a regular person showing care. An object is not art without the meaning behind the creator. Art is about the influence of the creator and purpose of showing it to others. A painting on a canvas is not always art due to the mentality of the creator and painting a house could be art to those who understand why you painted it. If there is a story to tell behind the house or the quality of the house and the time it took to create it makes it art. “Women’s Work” is art because of how appreciated it is and how important it was in our history. As of right now I would get down to my hands and knees cleaning Kobe Bryant’s star out of respect for the impact he’s had on everybody.