Brian Eno on the Power of Art
- Brian Eno, the influential producer and ambient music pioneer, has released two new albums, "Luminal" and "Lateral." Eno, known for his work with U2, Talking Heads, and David...
- Eno, frequently enough called Professor Eno, has been a foundational figure in ambient music, a genre he named.
- He argues that art's impact on feelings is often underestimated.
Brian Eno on New Albums and the Power of Feelings in Art
Brian Eno, the influential producer and ambient music pioneer, has released two new albums, “Luminal” and “Lateral.” Eno, known for his work with U2, Talking Heads, and David Bowie, also delves into the theory of art with his new book, “What Art Does.”
Eno, frequently enough called Professor Eno, has been a foundational figure in ambient music, a genre he named. Amanda Petrusich spoke with Eno about his recent work, focusing on his viewpoint that art’s primary function is to evoke and alter feelings.
He argues that art’s impact on feelings is often underestimated. Eno believes that art should provide new emotional experiences or revisit familiar ones,offering a space for emotional exploration.
“One of the realizations I had when I was writng this book is that really the only product of art is feelings,” Eno said. “Its main point is to make your feelings change, is to give you feelings that you perhaps didn’t have before or did have before and want to have again or want to experiment with. So it seems very simplistic to say, ‘Oh, it’s all about feelings.’ But actually I think it is. Feelings are overlooked by all of those people who think bright children shouldn’t do art.”
What’s next
Listeners can explore Eno’s ideas further by reading “What Art Does” and experiencing his new albums, “Luminal” and “Lateral.”