Comments on: Agnes Martin (by Angela Moll) http://raggedclothcafe.com/2008/04/06/agnes-martin/ Discussions and ideas about art and textile art Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Angela Moll http://raggedclothcafe.com/2008/04/06/agnes-martin/#comment-1859 Angela Moll Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:58:44 +0000 http://junomain.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/agnes-martin/#comment-1859 Kate, you nailed it: the artwork is happening inside your mind. One can argue that there is were all art happens anyway, that artists just provide the stimulus for art to happen in our mind, but Martin's work forces you to be aware of this. The room to breathe that Gabrielle mentions above allows us to be aware of how much in art is contributed by the viewer. Pam, me too. Even if the work is supposed to stand on its own. Kate, you nailed it: the artwork is happening inside your mind. One can argue that there is were all art happens anyway, that artists just provide the stimulus for art to happen in our mind, but Martin’s work forces you to be aware of this. The room to breathe that Gabrielle mentions above allows us to be aware of how much in art is contributed by the viewer.

Pam, me too. Even if the work is supposed to stand on its own.

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