Harbuck, Michael 

Module 01 – Journal

The first few readings have made it clear, that humans and art go hand in hand with each other.  There perhaps not be art without the human kind.  Artists follow the beat of thier own drums, the drums of the palaeolithic era of Earths history.  

It is my experience and view that thier are two types of art, or if you prefer, two types of artistes as well.  Those who create to express something, a meaning, a feeling, a view or opinion, yet there is a  clear, concise and purposeful conveyance of an idea, even if the idea may be left to the ey of the beholder.  Secondly, there are the artists whose works are those of pure creativity and the inner self, whereby the artist and works as a whole are critiqued as a single element.  

The traits of artists could be said to be contained within each and every person.  Varying degrees of the concious effort to use these traits, values and talents could therefore be used to classify each of us as an artist.  

Intention is a word which is defined as „  ..the thing you plan to do or achieve: an aim or purpose..(1)“    According to the definition there is a goal of art.  One might say the beauty lies in the interpretation of the end result of the goal.

An analogy which may be used to describe art is the following.  In language, many words refer to intangibles.  Certainly the noun „paint“ tells us that a pigment with some reflective capacity for one of the wavelengths of light is what we are referring to.  This is a definite thing, in its varying forms respectively.  Now, when one hears the word „peace“  there is no assiciation with one definite object.  Yes, there are objects which embody „peace“,  however no tangible or tactile material.  
Art may therefore be the object for the intangible in our world.  Creating out of thought objects of substance not to represent the idea, rather to be the idea.

„I enjoyed learing about James Hampton's  „Throne ofthe Third Heaven of the Nation.“  This type of discovered art appeals to me because it shows that behind the burdon of the daily life, there is a striving force in human beings which affects within us this afforementioned goal.  Mr. Hamton took his intention and produced his personal „masterpiece.“

A fundemental human right is the right to have a personal opinion.  It is my experience, that often many persons may not have such a strong opinion outwardly, are yet able to voice and use thier opinions within the realm of art, as a sort of barrier breaking freedom.  

Refence:  

1.  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intention