6. Audience and Audience Interpretation of Work

An audience and their interpretation can completely change the meaning of a piece of work.
One persons opinion can influence another person.
So in this sense I agree that people’s opinions are very important. Although the artist themselves may have wanted to portray a certain concept, the audiences might not realise it and it will be lost.
In the Tate Modern, there were many ways in which people were expressing their thoughts and feelings towards certain pieces of art. The main reaction was quiet and stiff, which is the stereotype that people have portrayed onto people when they view art.
A few people had different interpretations of the work. The gory pieces had a lot of squeamish reactions, whilst some people found the work funny and exciting.
In some ways it Is important that we all perceive a piece of work in the same way, as this may be what the creators intentions were. At the same time though it is also very important for us all to have different views and opinions.
Once a piece of work has been created, the artist no longer has any influence on how we perceive the art.
If an artist is trying to show a certain concept and the audience misreads it or doesn't understand it then the artist has failed in portraying what he wanted to. I believe that it does matter as the whole intention of the film would be pointless.

Andy Huang's Doll Face has very strong concepts and they are shown very vividly, however; people still understood things in different ways and had some different opinions to others. Although all of the interpretations are similar, the smallest differences change the way people see the piece greatly.