Reaction to Atobiographical Pact (bis)

This text ties in with our discussion on the work of artist Janine Antoni that we had last week. I think if LeJeune was asked whether or not Antoni's work was autpbiogrphical he would be aggreeance that in fact it is. Although his writing deals with the concept of literature, it can be applied to visual arts as well. The original word autobiography was created to describe "life of an individual written by himself" or " text in which the author seems to express his life or his feelings" . Antoni's work especially 'Gnaw' falls into both of these descriptions, and therefore is an autobiographical work. LeJuene also describes a pact created by the observee/reader and the one who creates . What the author puts out there can most definately be misconstrued by the reader For visual artists and especially for those who draw upon concept and performance many times their work is misconceived ---there usually is much room for interpretation by the vewer which is at times downfall of a persons work because this leads to failure to express exactly what is desired. If you paint a picture of a pink bunny holding an icecream cone and show it to twelve people everyone will accept this work entirely differently. Maybe one of those twelve has a phobia of rabbits, maybe they are lactose intolerant and the sight of icecream makes them sick, maybe they are offended because they were burdoned with two enormous front teeth and can unfortunately relate to this furry creature. If someone were to write about a pink bunny holding an icecream cone---the reader of this article would create their own pleasant imagery of this in their mind---they have complete freedom of design---it can be edited to fit your own desires---if you have a problem with dairy products you will likely negate this.
Can't everything created by human hand be in some way considered autobiographical? "I’m interested in everyday body rituals and converting the most
basic sort of activities—eating, bathing, mopping—into sculptural processes.
Even in doing this, I imitate fine art rituals such as chiseling (with my teeth),
painting (with my hair and eyelashes), modeling and molding (with my own
body)"-----Janine Antoni artist statement.