Roxy Paine – Distillation
Roxy Paine, Distillation, 2010.
The title evokes both the process of alchemy (to distill metals into gold), as well as processes of making alcohol and other drugs. Indeed, the work includes elements such as a large glass vile filled with dirt, and various tubes, that suggest chemical laboratories. The press release indicates that the work is also a “metaphor for the artist’s mental process,” in the way that ideas go through a similar process of distillation and refinement. In an interview with the artist published in BOMB magazine in 2009, Paine discusses an interest he has in “this drive that humans have to constantly break things down into their component parts and isolate them further and further…I have a desire to constantly break things down in a critical way. I’m trying to examine it, why do we need to constantly break things down into component parts?” It appears as though this interest in components and isolation has manifested itself in Distillation. The installation provokes open metaphoric situations for processes such as oil refinement, forcing nature to bend to technology, the creative process itself, as well as the way that ideas move throughout the world and our bodies.
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Selecting an artist for the Art Report and Artist Presentation
Please select an artist from the list that Professor Meiser put together on Google Docs
Requirements:
- The artist should be contemporary (still living).
- The artist should work primarily in a three-dimensional medium such as sculpture, kinetic art, installation, etc.
- Please choose an artist who you are not yet familiar with.
Once you have made your selection, add the artist’s name to this document—each student should choose a different artist and selections will be made on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Selecting an artist for the Art Report and Artist Presentation assignments
To find an artist, go to Bertrand Library and page through either the collection of books Professor Meiser has on reserve at the circulation desk OR the collection of Sculpture Magazines available on Level 2.
When getting a reserved book from the circulation desk, consider checking out one of the following titles—each of which has 100s of artists to choose from:
- Vitamin 3D: New Pespectives in Sculpture and Installation Art
- Sculpture Today
- Art and Today
- Art Now
- Cream 3
- Defining Contemporary Art
- Fresh Cream
- Ice Cream
- No 1: First Works by 362 Artists.
When you go to the circulation desk, be sure to mention that you’re in class ARST 250. Apparently it’s easier for the student workers to find reserve books by looking for ARST 250 rather than the professor’s name or the title of the course. To see the full collection of books that Professor Meiser has put on reserve, you can refer to this list.
To be relevant to our course, your artist should work primarily in three-dimensional media and be contemporary (still alive and making art today). Before selecting an artist, do a preliminary search on the web to make sure there’s sufficient information available. When you prepare for the Artist Presentation you will want to learn what the artist has said or written about their work by reviewing some interviews with the artist and/or articles about their work. These materials will help you learn about the artist’s particular agenda, set of influences, and way of working. If you can’t find any interviews or articles then look to see if the artist has written any statements about their projects. If you have trouble finding information on the artist then you’ll want to choose someone else.
Once you’ve made your selection, email the artist’s name to EVERYONE in the class, CCing Professor Meiser. Please note that each student should select a different artist. First come, first serve. Your classmates’ email addresses are posted on the “contact info” page of the class website.
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