James, I just finished watching all of your lectures you have currently available and wanted to express my appreciation for you putting them up like this. Such an invaluable resource! Thank you for all the hard work you put in to make these available. Looking forward to more (whenever you get the energy)!
Hey James, I’m a student from SAIC currently on exchange at slade. I’ve had a class with you so it’s great to be able to stay tuned in across the pond.
Thank you - that was a delight "Sys-gendered self exploitative" is such a glorious way to put it! Women who want attention, and they will have you know: they're quite determined.
@@JamesElkins been reflecting... Always dangerous. Art, and perhaps fine art especially, comes down to what you like. It's OK, I suppose, to judge what someone likes, but only under the understanding that it's very difficult to curate one's own taste. What you like, is pretty much, what you like: unless you lie for dramatic effect.
It's a complicated subject, but in general I'd say "one's own taste" is often not what it seems. The world of tastes isn't comprised of individual subjectivities, each with its own response: instead taste is inherited, often without our knowing. There are relatively few ways of experiencing modern and postmodern art, and they can be learned and recognized. For the students in these timeline exericises, it can be useful to realize they are not alone in their tastes, but they share common ground with often large movements and ideas (like surrealism). They're all still very recognizable individuals (!) but they become parts of wider conversations with shared values.
@@JamesElkins Humm... Not sure I buy that frame. IMO only individuals have tastes - groups have culture. Taste denotes the personal experiencing of pleasure, affinity or wonder as a result of interacting with subject matter. Groups may have a list of sanctioned, and banned works, but the appreciating can only happen on an individual basis. Yes - sure thing - culture taught me to appreciate art; but it's me that smiles when it's good - not a tribunal of elders.
Is there a C31 video and any videos between H28-H51? Are the three private videos in the playlist related to the lectures, or are they deliberately made private @JamesElkins
There are about 15 made but not recorded. I hope to record them if I ever have the time! The "private" ones are not secrets, they're just not art history. As always, all comments are welcome.
James, I just finished watching all of your lectures you have currently available and wanted to express my appreciation for you putting them up like this. Such an invaluable resource! Thank you for all the hard work you put in to make these available. Looking forward to more (whenever you get the energy)!
That is so kind of you. Thanks so much!
Hey James, I’m a student from SAIC currently on exchange at slade. I’ve had a class with you so it’s great to be able to stay tuned in across the pond.
Thank you - that was a delight
"Sys-gendered self exploitative" is such a glorious way to put it! Women who want attention, and they will have you know: they're quite determined.
That student is fabulous -- she knows what she's doing. The issue is often the public (how to predict or manage what they think of the art)
@@JamesElkins been reflecting... Always dangerous. Art, and perhaps fine art especially, comes down to what you like. It's OK, I suppose, to judge what someone likes, but only under the understanding that it's very difficult to curate one's own taste. What you like, is pretty much, what you like: unless you lie for dramatic effect.
It's a complicated subject, but in general I'd say "one's own taste" is often not what it seems. The world of tastes isn't comprised of individual subjectivities, each with its own response: instead taste is inherited, often without our knowing. There are relatively few ways of experiencing modern and postmodern art, and they can be learned and recognized. For the students in these timeline exericises, it can be useful to realize they are not alone in their tastes, but they share common ground with often large movements and ideas (like surrealism). They're all still very recognizable individuals (!) but they become parts of wider conversations with shared values.
@@JamesElkins Humm... Not sure I buy that frame. IMO only individuals have tastes - groups have culture. Taste denotes the personal experiencing of pleasure, affinity or wonder as a result of interacting with subject matter. Groups may have a list of sanctioned, and banned works, but the appreciating can only happen on an individual basis. Yes - sure thing - culture taught me to appreciate art; but it's me that smiles when it's good - not a tribunal of elders.
I could convince you, just invite me sometime for a 16-hour critique :)
Is there a C31 video and any videos between H28-H51? Are the three private videos in the playlist related to the lectures, or are they deliberately made private @JamesElkins
There are about 15 made but not recorded. I hope to record them if I ever have the time! The "private" ones are not secrets, they're just not art history. As always, all comments are welcome.