Introduction

Artchek is a space meant for an open discussion about the state of the visual arts. Granted that there are a lot of people out there writing about art, but a discussion about art is not just supposed to engage in discussions around techniques used to create images. A discussion about art is meant to engage the viewer with a contemporary discussion about the state of the culture and the art is meant to spur on this discussion by acting as a catalyst for this back and forth to take place. Artchek is an open space free of institutional allegiances and all the other areas that tie up tongues when talking about the art world, or any world for that matter. The exhibitions that are discussed will be as varied as they can possibly be, hopefully bringing a well rounded look at the arts at a variety of levels.

Throughout my study of art, art history and art criticism, many ideas have been tossed across my field of vision. For myself, one particular notion introduced by Noel Carroll has stuck with me through the last decade of study, Neo-Wittgensteinianism. Inside this sometimes convoluted introduction to post-modernism is a very simple concept which makes sense, especially now. Art is an open concept. Restricting it to disciplines and visual language is counter-intuitive to the nature of being creative. With this simple idea Artchek begins.