Chapter 8 of our book is titled Constructing Meaning, a subject I admit I admittedly have occasionally found difficult to achieve with my work. The chapter opens with a discussion on how to create a relationship between one's work and the audience and demonstrated exactly what is needed so that when art is seen that it's meaning will be conveyed. Stuff like whether or not any symbolism that one has used in a piece can be understood by the audience is something that definitely needs to be kept in mind.
Next up was both Context and Connections, which are similar and both relate the art with something else in the world. For example, a piece of art might reference a famous person or have a representational metaphor. These are a good way to make the meaning of representational art clear. The book does go over aesthetics, but I am of the opinion that as long as they are not abstract that virtually any aesthetic can be used successfully if used thoughtfully. That is not to say that one can simply use any aesthetic carelessly or at random, but that a wide variety of styles can succeed, albeit not necessarily conveying the message in the same way.
Finally, the chapter closes with a short discussion of drama, which I think is rather important. Drama is what draws our interest in a piece of art, and if there is none even the most powerful messages loses its ability to attract an audience.
Overall, I thought this chapter was good even if it was on the short size compared to some of our previous reading.
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