Patrick,
I am not opposed to your introduction here of the word/concept appose.
Certain definitional phrases in WEBSTER'S THIRD INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY
(1969) for appose and apposition provide the solidity of your case:
apply (one thing) to another
deposition of successive layers upon those already present (as in cell
walls)
When Nero reenacted the Triumphal Way, he did it with much apposition,
probably even controversial apposition (but I doubt anyone opposed). He
changed the traditional route, had elephants breaking down part of the city
wall, you know, the basic kinds of stuff that Nero is (im)famous for.
The concept of appropriation is very much utilized by artists, and perhaps
even more by art historians when they analyze a lot of contemporary art. I
don't recall having previously read about the concept of apposition relative
to art, and to the activity of artists, till your letters here. As far as
I'm concerned, you may have introduced something original, or you may have
introduced the concept by actually utilizing the concept itself via your
introduction, meaning you may have apposed someone else's prior introduction
of the concept of apposition relative to art. In either case, what you write
has a refreshing truth to it.
My own artistic oeuvre falls largely within the realm of appropriation, but
now I see that much of the same artwork works even better within the realm
of apposition. While you may not know it, although many here do know it,
www.museumpeace.com is named for a truly appositional work of art, a
bentwood Gehry chair that I painted over (in 1999) with acrylic and gesso in
a slapdash manner. MUSEUMPEACE [the rare, one-of-a-kind chair] does not
appropriate Gehry, rather it apposes Gehry. For appositional [Lauf] art that
you can see now, go to www.museumpeace.com/01 and choose any of the VERSACE
TROPHY links at the bottom. I uploaded these images as part of "Theatrics
Times Two, too" yesterday--something I've been meaning to do for a few weeks
now. Not until I read your last letter this morning, actually not until
writing this letter now did I realize the correctly defined nature of these
works. Thanks.
Steve
ps
Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
I am not opposed to your introduction here of the word/concept appose.
Certain definitional phrases in WEBSTER'S THIRD INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY
(1969) for appose and apposition provide the solidity of your case:
apply (one thing) to another
deposition of successive layers upon those already present (as in cell
walls)
When Nero reenacted the Triumphal Way, he did it with much apposition,
probably even controversial apposition (but I doubt anyone opposed). He
changed the traditional route, had elephants breaking down part of the city
wall, you know, the basic kinds of stuff that Nero is (im)famous for.
The concept of appropriation is very much utilized by artists, and perhaps
even more by art historians when they analyze a lot of contemporary art. I
don't recall having previously read about the concept of apposition relative
to art, and to the activity of artists, till your letters here. As far as
I'm concerned, you may have introduced something original, or you may have
introduced the concept by actually utilizing the concept itself via your
introduction, meaning you may have apposed someone else's prior introduction
of the concept of apposition relative to art. In either case, what you write
has a refreshing truth to it.
My own artistic oeuvre falls largely within the realm of appropriation, but
now I see that much of the same artwork works even better within the realm
of apposition. While you may not know it, although many here do know it,
www.museumpeace.com is named for a truly appositional work of art, a
bentwood Gehry chair that I painted over (in 1999) with acrylic and gesso in
a slapdash manner. MUSEUMPEACE [the rare, one-of-a-kind chair] does not
appropriate Gehry, rather it apposes Gehry. For appositional [Lauf] art that
you can see now, go to www.museumpeace.com/01 and choose any of the VERSACE
TROPHY links at the bottom. I uploaded these images as part of "Theatrics
Times Two, too" yesterday--something I've been meaning to do for a few weeks
now. Not until I read your last letter this morning, actually not until
writing this letter now did I realize the correctly defined nature of these
works. Thanks.
Steve
ps
Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!