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OpaqueCT  ·  3460 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Art and narrative, by me

"There's a whole field that tries to tease out artistic intentions and it's called art history. And it's pretty useless." haha, I like this.

For someone trying to create something very personal and emotive then I guess it becomes "useless" to look at history in art because it doesn't relate to what you are doing. I would however say that it's very important to look at how people have gone about expressing very personal experiences in history. They may not be about a schizophrenic woman that overflows a bath tub but they could give you a glimpse into how other people express intimate experiences.