Theory and Methods Week Eight Discussion
This Week in Art Theory and Methods, we read two separate readings: “The Death of an Author” by Roland Barthes, and “Statement” by Sherrie Levine. Within the first reading the author discusses the idea or phenomenon that within any writings creation, the author is not as connected to it as we may think. Rather, in order for a work of writing to do its primary function, the author has to die, has to be completely severed from the work they have created in order for the works purpose to be executed. While the author creates a body of text and creates their works, that doesnt make the creations the author. The words an author writes are not about them, they are completely separated from them. It is through the readers understanding of the language, the understanding of the words and what letters mean what together and what definitions give meaning to the words on the page that gives the creation life. Within the article, Barthes ...