Audience, and audience interpretation of the work.
After viewing the different experimental videos, our group came up with a range of ideas to explain what they thought was the purpose of the films. Although people generally agreed on whether the films were craft or concept based, their individual thoughts on the work were much more varied. This was interesting as it showed how after viewing the same piece of work as a group, many people had completely different thoughts and opinions on the premise and concept of the work. I think it is important that we all have our own views on what we see as this allows us to look beyond the obvious and see what else we think might be going on in the film.
After viewing the mixture of experimental videos the class had mixed feelings about what they thought of the films. For example, some people found "Jan kounen" quite funny and amusing whereas others such as myself found it very riduclous and crude. On another note, some people found "Koyaanisqatski" quite interesting and managed to follow the story of it, however, some found it very confusing. The audience reactions can vary due to the individuals knowledge of the artist and their work. For example, someone who enjoys the work of John Smith, would posssibly find "The Girl Chewing Gum" incredibly interesting as they know the techniques this artist generally uses. Therefore, this shows how our knowledge of artists has an input into our thoughts of their pieces of work.
This shows how after watching the same videos, people don't necessarily have the same opinions about what they have seen.
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