Art is pretty much what we want it to be. From the way we make it, the meaning we believe is behind it and what people think of it. What makes art though is the audience understanding what the artist was trying to portray. If not exactly , something that relates to it, if this cant be done, then its pointless. Trying to portray what you believe and seeing the different ways people see that in your art work must be really rewarding.
The book feed is a piece of art, not your typical, but art non less. The way it was written shows us the similarities between Titus and ourselves. This paints a picture in our heads. Most importantly , we get the idea the author is portraying, we get what hes trying to shows us, making it a true piece of art. I guess for an art piece adding simple words that hold such strong meanings can make a difference, other than just having a picture. I for one wouldn't do that to my art piece because i wouldn't know how to make it work the way i imagine it.
I think due to the fact that feed was written as a allegory also has to do with making it a piece of art. This also has to do with it speaking to a mainstream audience of both adults and teens. We are all being sucked into the technology, but teens especially the victims. So while reading the book adults will probably judge us and we will probably not even understand whats being said.
"Art is not a Mirror with which to reflect the World. It is a Hammer with which to shape it." is such a true statement. With this being said i think that Feed is both of these things. We see the teens and how they are affected but at the same time we see how dumb they are. I think that just like a hammer is helpful to keeping the mirror in place, they need to be togeatheror else they just ont work. In my own art piece i think i will try to make it so that it is both.
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