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As Clemson composition students, we strive to uphold the values of Clemson University, maintain a high quality standard of writing, and successfully implement rhetorical strategies in our work.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Art as a Social Practice

Many times art is created by one person, and one person only. We always see and here that some painting was painted by one person or another, but you almost never hear that multiple people contributed to a piece of art. The times that you do hear about art being collaborative, it is usually done by multiple professionals. You might see a sculpture that was done by three or four professionals, each contributing to a different portion of the piece, but you rarely hear about professionals working with non-professionals on a piece of art.


Whenever artwork becomes a social and collaborative project, it only adds to the work. Everyone has a different option and a different perspective, so when you bring those differences together it definitely enhances the piece. I hope that the image I create on my mug has at least some impact on not just the person I decide to hand my mug down to, but also on the people to follow. I want them to be able to understand who I am and the story I am telling to tell through the image on my mug.

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