tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post5416626962402998093..comments2024-02-25T07:37:17.555-05:00Comments on Cold Class Communications: My Reflections on Reading "Windows and Mirrors"Lance Stratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-56677222577888025462010-02-09T19:32:38.779-05:002010-02-09T19:32:38.779-05:00Is it art or entertainment? Art by its very nature...Is it art or entertainment? Art by its very nature is entertainment. No artist is an island creating for him or herself only,but art is created for the enjoyment of others. I am left thinking of the chapter in T-Garden or the Wooden Mirror.Where it is a responsive environment, where the interaction is the art itself. That is my interpretation. I work in a local hospital where we have an interactive water treatment in our children's lobby. It is similar to what the authors describe in the T-Garden or the Wooden Mirror, as it works on your movement. As you approach the water treatment, the lights change colors and movement reflects yours. As stated in the T-Garden chapter,"visitors are participants whose embodied presence brings the space to life"...(pg117). I have never seen visitors or children remark on the waterfall as a piece of art,which caters to many senses...seeing the flashing of the lights, hearing the pouring of water, feeling the mist on your face as you stand close. They "enter a world of pure mind" as with the T-Garden. Therfore , I feel that art is entertainment.lisastolarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607937985854634635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-89063398744472243982010-02-06T22:29:16.860-05:002010-02-06T22:29:16.860-05:00Is it art or entertainment? I'd like to see y...Is it art or entertainment? I'd like to see you address some more of the specifics of the book.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.com