blog on "jasper johns interview with G. R. swenson"

             I honestly don't feel like paraphrasing this interview. So, instead i'm going to talk about one part of the interview that got my attention. Nearing the end of the interview jasper johns said "If you make chewing gum and everybody ends up using it as glue, whoever made it is given the responsibility of making glue, even if what he really intends to make is chewing gum." And this is true for art. when an idea gets misinterpreted i don't necessarily feel as though its wrong or that the artist did a bad job. I welcome this  at times. as far as visual art goes i think at times the subconscious influences the art more.