Friday, July 11, 2008

Stink Gorilla More

The essay found here is a collection of thought-provoking ideas surrounding the nature of art, humanity, expression, morality and abstraction.  It reminds me of a story on Will's blog about a man who associates mathematical concepts like Pi with colors, lights, and feelings, and it makes me wonder if our whole notion of "abstraction" and "concept" are too restrictive.  Perhaps the categories of "real", "think" and "feel" are far more fluid than we imagine them to be.

The top image to the left is "Stink Gorilla More" (1983), and below is "Anger" (1984), both by Michael.