Friday, 2 October 2015

Summary of ‘The Poetics of Open Works’ - Umberto Eco


Open works is an incomplete work piece, a combination of the different elements art, performance and music. It encourages acts of conscious freedom for the production of work advising the authors/performers to ignore the influences of external sources. The artists engage the audience to understand their finished work giving out hidden messages through their works, some symbols to communicate their ideas across. However, the open works reinforces ‘openness’ as every individual views and interpretates these pieces in their own unique way allowing complete freedom to understand and create your own perspective of the work produced.