THEORY AS PRACTICE 2 - SEMINAR LECTURE
The Open Works
In this second seminar we discussed the work of Uberto Eco and his theory on The Poetics of Open Work. Our aim for this seminar was to collate our ideas from the reading task to gather a better understanding on the theory.
Bibliography Reference Example
Eco, U. (1989). The open work. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press
Author. Date Published. Title of Book. Location of Publish: Name of Publisher
Bibliography In Text Example
(Eco, 1989)
What is Open Works?
- Openness
- Adding To Something
- No Rules
In What Way Is The Open Works Poetic?
- It can be a finite but an open piece of text, as it appears to be finished but it is unfinished.
- Poetry is open like the theory.
How Would You Contextualise The Open Work To Your Practice
- Thinking about a brief more openly.
- Giving my work a meaning/message like the work in symbolism
Keywords
- Perception
- Symbolism
- Openness
- Semiotics
- Reader Response Theory
- Contextualised
- Finite
- Interpretation
- Contemporary
- Traditional
- Poetic
