A conversation on TED.com: Can anyone see a consistent mark of Shea's in all the works he mentioned?

Chaim Yunger
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Can anyone see a consistent mark of Shea's in all the works he mentioned?

I'm interested in whether our imagination - specifically when trying to understand how others interpret reality and express themselves - can *truly* transcend our own perceptions and identity.

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Elizabeth Wellburn
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Jun 16 2011: I'm sure that if I'd been to an exhibition of the twenty-something works mentioned in the talk, I would not have attributed them to a single artist if they had been represented as the creations of different people. But I think I would have left with a perception (and I would have attributed this to a curator or selection committee) that only positive messages were acceptable for this collection. I did not see much that I'd consider as protest (well, the fish in plastic bags might have been protesting something about polluted environents and the barbed wire installation was a gentle protest against coddling but these are very gentle compared to some protest art that's out there). I didn't see the expression of anger or pain. I didn't see apathy. I *did* see inquisitiveness, helpfulness, and respect for the viewer.

I realize that in the talk we saw about only 1/4 of the characters that Shea has created -- so perhaps the the remaining 75% have other qualities. Different enough to be considered a transcendence of Shea's own identity? I don't know?