February 25, 2022

Ep 17: When Is an Artwork Finished?

20 minutes

This week on Peps, we're going to tackle the metaphysical question: When is a work finished? I explore some texts that try to pin down a definition and also share some of my own thoughts and metaphors...But I am most excited to share that this episode contains recorded messages from listener-artist contributors!

6 generous artist listeners sent in their own unique ways of describing this indescribable phenomenon. A very special thanks to:

Elizabeth (Beth) Gilfilen https://elizabethgilfilen.com/

Sue McNally https://suemcnally.com/

Brantner DeAtley https://www.brantnerdeatley.com/

Robert Zurer https://www.robertzurer.com/2022/feel-something-drawing-me-on

Monica Church http://www.monicachurch.org/

Mark Creegan https://www.markcreeganart.com/

Other artists quoted/mentioned were: Richard Diebenkorn, Rembrandt, Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, Pavel Filonov and "sdelannost", Kazmir Malevich, Mikhail Matiushin, Graham Nickson. John Marin, Louise Fishman

Readings were excerpted from:

"On the Creation of Art" by Monroe Beardsley, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism Vol. 23, No. 3, Spring, 1965 (reacting to Vincent Tomas' "Creativity in Art" The Philosophical Review, Vol. 67, No. 1 Jan., 1958)

"When is a Work Finished" by Darren Hudson Hick

"Beyond Reason: Malevich, Matiushin, and their Circles" by Charlotte Douglas, "Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985"

My website: http://www.amytalluto.com

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