After a lot of wandering, literal and metaphorical, I think I have a new topic that I'm excited about. It's a natural evolution of my old topic but feels more motivating to me because:
- I care more about the idea of exploring the nature of art
- It feels more original (I can't find anything really written on this already)
- It feels a bit controversial
- It's a stretch for me
- It came naturally out of my reading
I've been exploring the idea of play in art for a while, and that lead to exploring play as art... But reading Homo Ludens has really led me to wonder if all art is play. Moreover, I wonder if making art is play, but viewing art is play too? I think I can apocryphally convince myself that art is play, the 'fun' bit will be finding references that meaningfully support the arguments... And deciding what that MEANS, does it pass the 'so what' test? I'm currently trying to find material that relates to the structure of play and show how it maps across to the art world.
It might all be bobbins, and I'm probably going to end up with a very wobbly structure, but it's a lot more fun than just running with the herd.
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