- Beardsley, M. C. (1970). The possibility of criticism. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press. Contains four philosophical essays on literary criticism. The first two are among Beardsley’s most important contributions to the philosophy of interpretation.
This is just one writer apart of putting together essays in the Art and interpretation section of the Internet Encyclopedia of philosophy. This Website was crucial in helping me understand different artists’ perspectives and the reasoning behind creating art in general.
- Carroll, N. (2009). On criticism. New York, NY: Routledge.
- An engaging book on artistic evaluation and interpretation.
- https://iep.utm.edu/art-and-interpretation/
Yet another writer who provided critical insight and information into understanding the interpretation of artworks and how they can be evaluated.
- Anghel, F. (2020). Commonsensical Choices in John Logan’s Red. Philologia, 18(1), 31-40.
https://philologia.org.rs/index.php/ph/article/view/philologia-2020-18-18-3
This source helped me understand the choices behind the play I was primarily focused on writing about in my paper.
- Botelho, T. (2019). … one part life and nine parts the other. Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS), 25(1), 129–142.
https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/hjeas/article/view/7188
This article helped me understand how Red stages the creative process as both a performative act and a reflection of Rothko’s inner struggles. It clarified how the play blends biography and performance to challenge the audience’s perceptions of artistic intention.
- Hosseini, S. (2019). A Treat towards an Artist‘s Psyche: A Psychoanalytical Reading of‗ Red’by John Logan. International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies, 7(4), 34–40.
This source was able to help me see Red in a new way by focusing on Rothko’s mind and the hidden reasons behind what he does. It showed how the play uses conversations and events to reveal his thoughts and feelings. This helped me explain how what Rothko wants from his art doesn’t always match what the audience sees.
- Rogala, J., Bajno, B., & Wróbel, A. (2020). A hidden message: Decoding artistic intent. Psych Journal, 9(4), 507-512.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pchj.374
This article helped me understand how people’s experiences and brain activity affect how they see and understand art. It explained how viewers interpret an artist’s ideas based on what they already know and feel, which helped me show how an audience’s view of art doesn’t always match what the artist meant. This made my point about the difference between creating art and interpreting it clearer.
- Soriano-Colchero, J. A., & López-Vílchez, I. (2019). The role of perspective in contemporary artistic practice. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 6(1), 1614305.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2019.1614305
This article helped me see how perspective in art has changed over time. It explained how perspective was once a strict method for showing reality, but today, artists use it in more creative and experimental ways. This idea helped strengthen my argument about how the way art is created can affect how the audience understands it.
- Hirsch, E. D. (1967). Validity in interpretation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. The most representative presentation of extreme intentionalism.
This source helped me understand the idea of extreme intentionalism, which argues that an artist’s intended meaning is the key to interpreting their work. It gave me a clearer perspective on how much the artist’s intentions should influence the audience’s interpretation, which supported my argument about the disconnect between what the artist intends and what the audience perceives.
- Down, Lee. (2023). The Enigma of Art: Embracing Emotions and Differences. Arts, Artists, Artwork.
https://artsartistsartwork.com/the-enigma-of-art-embracing-emotions-and-differences/#google_vignette
This source provided me with personal artist anecdotes and helped provide some insight into the arguments I was making from an artist’s perspective.
- Logan, John. (2011). Red. Dramatists Play Sercive, NY.
https://cmc.marmot.org/Record/.b38099548
I based my essay primarily on this play and feel that it shaped and covered every argument I had to make.
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