Art and Anticrises

Art is inextricably linked to emotion. As much as art historians and art critics may try to overintellectualize it or make it all about theory or follow strictly established methodologies, I am of the opinion that you can’t separate art and its human, emotional nature. I don’t think understanding art and experiencing art are mutually exclusive. When it comes to looking, thinking and writing about art, I have the stubborn belief that the personal is of as much value as anything else that factors into it. And I should know—I majored in art history in college and carried this conviction with me for four years (I’m aware I probably would have made a terrible art historian in academia). Art and Anticrisis is born out of these thoughts that I feel so strongly about and that truly shape how I engage with art. It’s a personal project born out of my desire to continue carrying this closely with me as I navigate post-grad life and move away from reading art history texts on a daily basis to having a day job in an unrelated field. Art and Anticrises is, if you will, a journal of my art rants and emotional memories, documenting my museum visits and cultural experiences but above all my godforsaken sensibility that I curse as much as I cherish. This is for me, but in pouring my heart out I hope it will perhaps do something for others (because art certainly has for me). Gracias por leerme.

Yours truly y con mucho amor,

Debbie