Lyda Rose Art Gallery and Frame Shop
Our friend James Wood.
Lyda Rose
2817 Crescent Avenue
Homewood, AL 35209
He might be moving soon. The new phone number, as of right now, is 205 915-5875
Check his website for more and current information.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:30-5:30
Saturday 11:00-3:00
What does the work bring to the spectator?
What does the work of art offer?
Remember what we said. We are not arguing the existence of aesthetic objects or works of art. We take as a starting point that there are such things. The preceding entry has been a preliminary investigation into why the work of art needs an audience, why it needs a public. The work of art must be viewed or otherwise experienced by people. That is the sense in which we, as spectators, complete the work, make it possible for it to become what it is. There can be no work of art without an appreciative audience.
The work and its public
There are objects in my environment. Not all are works of art, but some are. Somehow, my attitude towards the works of art must be appropriate, and if no appropriate attitude from the viewer is to be had, then the work of art suffers.
The Work and Its Performance
My own view of the work of art is perhaps a bit too static. My paradigm work of art is the painting. Now, of course we agree with Dufrenne that "the work must present itself to perception"(19). The various art forms have their different ways of presentation. For Dufrenne, I think the presentation is key to the being of the work of art. In addition, the paradigm of presentation is performance.
Aesthetic Object and Work of Art
We have seen that the aesthetic object is the work of art in proper disguise. That is, an object properly perceived. Dufrenne begins his discussion of the aesthetic object and the work of art by picking an
example. He has already said that he will just rely on the experts in deciding what is a work of art. There is no point to try to deny that there are any.
To me, in starting such a discussion
