Text Notes
Due: August 26th

Thomas Kinkade-
   As it states in the text, "Kinkade's work appeals to an all-pervasive impulse, the "nesting" instinct." Mostly, his pictures are of homes and light houses and water falls. People relate to these kind of photos because it feels more like home to them. That is the main reason that almost every American can relate to and wants his photographs hung in their home. They want people to come into their home and feel comfortable with their surroundings. Kinkade can communicate to his audience because his work is so home like, but a another form of communication is through his continuous sales of many products. An example is how he sells Kinkade pillows, blankets, and mugs. He also sells his items through other companies. I do not know if people love it as much as people see it so often. He just really knows how to communicate with people through diversion and media. By putting it out there. All it is for most people is "emotional fulfillment." Since my visual of play is something that you enjoy or take relaxation in doing, Kinkades photographs in general could be a sense of play to his audience. Just like the passage explains; "he owns the hearts of the people." He catches the souls of his audience. They find peace and enjoyment and stress relief to look at his pictures.

Charles Ray-
   "Ray's work attracts notice." That is the only thing that is really does. Only people who understand art and appreciate it can take pride and joy in his work. Other than that, his work stands out in a crowd of art and is always turning heads. Most of the time, it is not even good head turning. His audience is usually the people who find joy in their own bodies and are not afraid to show it off just like how he stands around nude. People enjoy his work who find the human body beautiful. I feels like with Mr. Ray, play and communication tie in together. I feel as if he communicates through his work, but because his work looks so playful, it becomes a visual sense of play. An example is the picture of the fire truck and the clock with little hanging feet. It is almost like I can see myself mentally wanting to play with those objects and interact with those objects. That's the main reason he can communicate to his audience. He wants them to wonder why he did these sorts of things to his piece.