Impressions and Abstractions

In school, it always was about an “A” (for approval), so the art teacher’s languid, bemused, “Innnn-teresting…” felt like a copout. Teenagers mostly want good or bad, from A to F, for better or worse.

Now, “I like it” or “I hate it” seem much less relevant. “Interesting” feels like engagement and potential dialog — between viewer and art, perhaps between viewers — if it isn’t dodging the question.