Firstly I think its a valiant attempt to express the idea of what the program was like emotionally, however abstract the creator felt they needed to be in order to get this point across....what we endured however, does not usually beg abstraction in order to get it. I found myself trying to understand the artists vision on a topic that I already clearly understood, but Im a survivor so my perspective is modifed to begin with.
In my opinion, a true artist is someone who can create a vision that triggers all different types of understanding, amoungst all different types of people. The viewer does not have to struggle to enter the mind of the artist to get his/her meaning, the artist creates an environment where the viewer can clearly see the point, however possibly in a new light or with new perception. So many people I have met who fancy themselves "creatives" are usually nothing more than hopelessly self absorbed and bent only on creating their own pain so that they might have something to "create" about. They think they need to change people, move them.....all the while missing the point entirely. I think art should be a vessel of understanding presented by the artist as an honor to the collective reality.....not a vain attempt at a creation of a new reality.
So whats with the tar baby?
