Ministry of Culture and Sports to Ethan Amram
“They asked me to write a text based on the question – can you explain the meaning of this painting? A banal question but the answer raises very interesting historical and philosophical points. I think the answer to the question is at the end of the question. This is the question mark. This is the most fascinating answer I found. Does there Need an answer that is supposed to explain free interpretation? Can there really be a correct answer when it comes to the interpretation of art? Also, the artist has no ownership of his work. Any viewer or listener is allowed to talk freely about a work, or interpret it as he will , and we must live according to our abilities. This is absurd In my opinion, thinking that the opinion of the artist is more “correct” than the opinion of the critic. Our opinions, and especially when it comes to free interpretation, are controlled by various factors such as culture, religion, and the color that surrounds us on a daily basis. All of this creates a view that is only ours. I will conclude with a sentence by Grigory Sokolov: “Music is not a profession, it’s life. Interpretation is not a ten-minute, ten-day, or month-long job. this is the product of everything in life
