From the reading It got me thinking a lot more about the different pieces that make up for context. I did think of context as background of artwork, to explain it and make since of it to the viewer, but it also got me thinking about the context that comes from me and how that affected by the way its presented and that translation to the viewer. So i found the different forms of context to be interesting.

The chapter mentioned, viewing context, internal context, artistic context, social context and Historical context. Each had their own individual effect on the outcome of the work. The formula mentioned was also interesting Subject Matter+ Medium+ Form+ Contexts= Meanings I think that it fits the idea of meaning because i do think its fairly easy to miscommunicate if something is out of place. Since we have a lot of personal context and ouside context around us its important to make sure what we want people to get from it be a bit clear. like it said about the flag on the floor people will be affended by it despite artistic intent people its already seen as one specific thing.

I found it interesting how the place of viewing and the things around the work can affect its context, it just shows that there are some specifics that need to be considered. I liked that it said everything in a work of art is altered by anything else in it. I usually think about exerting as a whole when it comes to art work like, ” this leads to this, this matches this, or this is all meant to be looked as a whole.” But hearing about internal context I thought about how each individual piece could potentially affect the other. Like the medium, I thought about the materials I want to use but what will the material I choose do to the meaning of the piece as a whole and the individual pieces within it. Over all I’m thinking about context as more than background information leading to the making of the piece and it contents, that’s really just a part of it.