Phenomenology
The viewer is able to interpret an object or person however they want. This then leads to the perception of the artist. Our embodied existence is dependent on the people and things around us because of interpretation. Jones explains "The meaning of the work, the perceived identities of its maker and depicted subjects are all, then, intertwined in the act of interpretation. In a reciprocal circuit, these identities are all implicated in the identity of the interpreter". Jones goes on to say that there is a "reciprocal interrelation between the viewing subject and the object she views, and between the viewer and the subject who is identified with the object as its maker". The way that we discuss an artist's biography and intentions reflects own identity, biases, and preconceived notions because our perception is our own. It's a mirror. I see this a lot in t...
