Reading: Kubler’s The Shape of Time

This reading discussed a relationship between time and art that we have not covered yet. Instead of looking at how an artist incorporates time as a theme in their art, Kubler explains how the time an artist creates a piece effects what we think of it. The time period in which a piece is created effects how famous the piece becomes and what people think of it. In other words, the position of art in history may be more important than the degree of talent that it took to create the piece. The time period in which an artist makes a piece is also important because an artist may be following a predecessor’s ideas or they may be rebelling from tradition.