Response 1

I found these two articles interesting because they helped me define the term "intermedia" more concretely for myself. Having found the presentation from the first day of class somewhat intimidating, I thought that intermedia was a conglomeration of all that was strange in the art world. This is no longer so. The excerpt from Higgins surprised me when it suggested that intermedia is the eventual evolution of all forms of art. It makes sense to me that given enough time creation in any one category would lead to interdisciplinary artwork. I suppose what Higgins provided that I was missing before was that this is a natural progression. The Creative Act made me reflect on the role of the spectator in any given work. I think one of the things I have the most trouble understanding is performance art; thinking more about the spectator's part in that made it easier for me to include it in my idea of intermedia.

Erica S.