Maybe it was a joke, but I read recently that scientists, in trying to do a study comparing men that look at porn and men that don’t, found that they couldn’t complete their experiment because they couldn’t find a single guy that didn’t look at porn. I look at porn, every dude around you looks at porn, some of them may even be looking at porn right now. So yeah, I like boobs, and I call them boobs because the word breasts just seems like something Anais Nin would say. But porn is porn and art is art. The frame of mind and reference that I look at each one in is totally different. In fact it takes probably 5-10 minutes before the word boobs floats to the surface when I’m looking at art, whereas with porn in less than a second my mind is saying “Sweet, boobs!” This explanation is all leading up to understanding the way that I look at Aaron Nagel’s intensely beautiful paintings. First, I think that he must be using oils, because of the luminosity. Then I think that his choice to use simple black backgrounds to emphasize the light on the figures was a great choice. Next, I look at his brushwork and appreciate his softer detail with the hair, but crisp definition for the eyes. Then it’s contemplation of the overall composition and the religious imagery being used, the analysis of the message. Sweet, boobs! And finally I personalize it by imagining what I would do if I were him, such as leading toward some Madonna (not the singer) imagery or wondering why he might be necessarily avoiding Madonna imagery. And that’s it. I hope this has been an insightful look into the way that I see art, especially art with boobs in it.
ivel | 27-Dec-09 at 11:13 pm | Permalink
porn, and art. their similarities are subtle, at points.. one attribute they share, for me atleast, is desire. and i think that art will forever hold this sort of spellbinding magic over the viewer, in which you are not sure whether to want or understand. so, posess or comprehend, but not both. i lean more towards the understanding side of things, so when i view art. especially really good affecting sort of art, i am left wondering who is the artist, what were they intending? and with porn… i often also wonder, who are you?? boobs, butt, boobs, peinis… what are you thinking?
now, that is probly just my mind delving.. but, the point of it all is this : good art, like good porn makes you think.
or gets you off.