Notebook Option #2 In class today, we talked about issues in the creation and termination of artists place in the canon of art. Individual works can go through the same process. Another point about individual works of art is that theres often a consensus about which point in a works life (which can be a very long time) is the representative or masterpiece moment – the canonical moment. This consideration often has implications for conservation and/or restoration decisions. Which moment in the lifetime of an object do we try to freeze. For todays assignment choose a work of art and learn something about its history. Something more than 200 years old will probably be best, but if you have a specific idea for something younger that youd like to explore that you know would work, go ahead. Is it completely unchanged in all that time? Has it moved? dis-coloured? broken? re-framed? Have any attempts been made to restore it? How much was done? What moment in its history was deemed worthy to be the moment we are presented with? What implications does this have? This is the key point. Why does it matter which moment we consider to be most important? Off the list of choices – Regnaults work (like Salome discussed in class today. Please see the general criteria posted with Notebook #1 and the course outline for more details on notebook entries, due dates and submission guidelines.
