Reading Response 10/15

Reading Response 10/5

In the readings "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)" and "Excessivism", both of the authors write in a first person narrative point of view. The most common similarity between these two pieces of literature are that both authors write an autobiography about their perspectives and opinions based on their own personal experiences.

Time and atmosphere became significant to Warhol at some point in his life. In chapter seven, I found it interesting how he explores the concept of “time on your hands” (109). He had many lines on his hand and he used his experience at a restaurant to see the waiter’s hand. He states, “…she grabbed his hand and showed it to me and it had no lines! Just the three main ones” (109). He found that amusing and started to wish he was a waiter. I thought it was weird considering the fact that everyone I unique and was born a certain way. Even if he was a waiter, that does not necessarily mean he will also have just the main lines on is hand. He and the waiter are two different people regardless of their job. In chapter ten, Warhol discusses the atmosphere and how people categorize their thoughts into spaces in their minds (143). There was a sense of uncertainty when he was talking about space. Even though he is an artist, he believes that the art that artists produce wastes people’s space. It is not his intention to waste people’s space, he wants to help them empty their space (144). I thought this was an interesting statement coming from an artist himself. I agree with Warhol because sculptures and other forms of art can take up a lot of space but people find them appealing.

Silem Mohammad’s writing was a bit confusing to me. It seems like he was talking about a lot of different concepts. One thing that stood out to was the constant use of the phrase "I don't give a damn" (930). I think this phrase shows us that the writer is indifferent and he is being honest with his readers about how he really feels.