As nonjudgmental as we may think we are, we tend to have an idea about all things before we see it or even experience it. The idea we have about it is called perception. We perceive things according to our previous experience or what we have heard others say about it. When it comes to reality, we say our we judge things according to what our eyes see. In art, is always best to see before you judge because at the sight of it, you may have a whole different view than what you might perceive it before.When artist Jean Claude and Christo decided to create The Gates, they being artist knew and understood what the art will be and what it meant for them. When they publicly announced that they wanted to build the Gates, a lot of people thought that it was senseless to waste so much money and time considering the amount of time they were going to have it up. When they wanted to get an approval to put it up in Central Park, the authorities didn't think it was a good idea either. After the tragic incident of September 11th, the authorities felt like the Gate will bring back some sort of live and color to the city since everything seemed dead at the time. Up to the point of even building it up, people still felt like the ideas were all wrong. When the art was finally concluded people had a different reaction to it. So in art its better to see than to perceive.
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