‘Postscript’ is an informal article of writing directed to the artist Henry Symonds. In ‘Postscript’, Gary Carter writes in 1st person, so the audience reads the writing in the same perspective and view point as Gary. It is a personal piece of writing featuring numerous anecdotes about the relationship between Carter and the artist Symonds. This childhood friendship is shown through short narratives, and this …show more content…
It's that somehow I have projected my own interior life onto them’. ‘It came to represent a balance of the tensions I experienced in myself, but which I had failed to articulate.’
Carter’s perspective of art also changes when Symonds says that he 'would still make paintings, even if nobody liked them, or bought them.' This artisanal attitude changed stand point about the ‘function of 'making' paintings’. Sentimental values and the close childhood friendship is the reason for this script. Carter is proud of Henry Symonds impact on his life, and his accomplishments in life; ‘I am full of the things you have made, and given, and of the relationship we have made …show more content…
Schmidt talks about different aspects of Henry Symonds work by setting out her report in different sections such as frame, fragment, facture and coda. Schmidt analyses ‘the structural opportunities signalled within the source work’.
Leoni Schmidt discusses her viewpoint concerning the artists and the artworks. Schmidt's report seems to be aimed at art enthusiasts and intellectual students, as I personally found the message Schmidt was trying to depict is very unclear. This could be as I have don't have a broad knowledge about the arts.
The long bibliography shows the extensive research, and the multiple sources retrieved in order to obtain accurate information. This alongside her factual and intuitive writing makes her interpretation of the art work both informative and explanatory.
Similar to Deborah Johnson, Schmidt talks mainly about the intent and purpose behind the artwork. Such as Symonds inspiration for the work and how he was inspired by Richard Hamilton’s postmodern ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?’. ‘However, instead of the collage of motifs from popular culture to be found in Hamilton’s collage, Symonds uses the frame as a kind of collage tool in these