Andrew’s posterous

Giving a piece a title, points the viewer in a specific direction...or reinforces the visual information ~ even in representational pieces, like a landscape, or a still life, or a portrait. It narrows down the field of possibilities often fixing the piece in time or location.
A bit like waking up in the morning, with all of the past firmly in place.

A young child is not hampered in this way...there is a sense of wonder, a fresh seeing.

So, giving a piece the title 'Untitled' allows the viewer to explore without constraint. And importantly, the mind is allowed to come to it's own conclusions ~ there is no possibility of being wrong!

Whether or not the piece is liked or not, is no longer the issue.

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