Critical Analysis Of The Maker Faire

1. What is your interpretation of the author’s statement, “Do the wrong thing? Just do it on purpose, no by accident, and how why you’re doing it.” (see paragraph #3, page 4, “of course...”)
a. From the statement, my interpretation for the author’s idea is that the artists can do whatever they want. There is nothing wrong in their style as long as they do it in purpose and they know what they are doing. There is no rule or set expectation for artists. They can make anything even if they know it is wrong or opposite with the custom. These wrong things should be made by their own choice, not by any accidence. As soon as they believe that what they are making will become a new and unique trend, they should be confident to do it and ignore the …show more content…
My recent show that I went to is the Maker Faire in San Mateo during last spring semester. I knew about it because I took the Art 106 class, and I was required to do a project to show in the Maker Faire. At the Maker Faire, many artists and even engineers who invented different products and artwork were there to present their new projects to public. While I was attending the faire, I was able to walk around, so I could see a lot projects. I have seen many creative and interesting products. Even though my group spent a lot of time for our presenting project, I feel like we still have to learn a lot from those artists in order to create a better object. Therefore, the strength for this show is that I could watch and learn from other creators’ and artists’ projects to improve my knowledge. I believe that creators and artists should go to this Maker Faire because it will help them to develop their skills and see the new modes of art. However, the down turn for this show is that the maker faire was so short, which was only two days at the weekend. Therefore, I didn’t have enough time to view all projects in the maker …show more content…
From three quotations, I agree with all of them. Artists need to know where they belong to. Art and art maker are separate. Also, the art world is different from interests and viewpoints, and artists are just a part of it. However, according to the quote, “there is art and then there is the art market. For me, there are separate,” by Fred Tomaselli, I stronger agree with him. Making art and selling art are two different things. Artists can create anything that they want to because there are no rules in the art world. Any piece that is created in purpose from the artist, it is an artwork. On the other hand, selling art is another field. Bill Davenport mentions that “it’s just people with different interests and viewpoints.” The price of an artwork does not reflect sufficiently the value of an artwork. In my opinion, the value of an art piece depends on the eyes of the viewers. For example, I am a nature lover. I rather to spend money on the sightseeing picture than a picture or sculpture of a sexy lady. However, it does not mean that these artworks about people are not beautiful. They just become more valuable for those who enjoy them. The people who work on the art market, they understand the buyers’ demands and provide a good price. Therefore, with different interests and viewpoints, the artists sometimes cannot always bring benefit to the art market and vice