I watched the Art21 Video from Season 7 called “Secrets”. I really enjoyed learning about the artist Elliott Hundley. His work is very colorful and playful. I admired his loose way of making art. He makes choices but realizes that he could have made 100 different choices that he would’ve liked just as much. I liked how he had so many layers of mixed media that create his images. He starts off with an already developed image, and then uses found objects and images, sometimes his own photography to create these collages. They do the collages on foam and then carve into them. They then embroider into the carved image. The end results are so beautiful. He talked about his formal ties to Rauschenberg which makes a lot of sense why I responded well to his work because I love Rauschenberg’s work. His ties to “secrets” were that his works have none. He says that every technique is self-evident which is really cool.
Students put the Finishing Touches on their Wood and Steel Shrine Projects- Spring 2018
Shrine Projects Made of Wood and Steel, Independent Study Projects – 2018
ART 21 response
I watched the episode about artists in Mexico City and many of their works were politically motivated or tried to challenge systems of bureaucracy. For example, one of the artists created musical instruments out of guns that have been removed from Mexico City’s streets. This project was not only combatting gun violence in Mexico City, but it also aimed to change the perception of guns and violence by physically transforming the object from something with the potential to kill to something to make music. Also, one of the artists created fake student ID’s, tickets and other kinds of documentation in order for people to be able to receive things for free. I thought that this was an interesting way to make a small stab at the system. Although it will not make a critical difference to the establishment to provide people with fake student IDs so they can get student discounts, it makes a difference to the receiver of this piece of art. Additionally, another piece that struck me was the artist who was spotlighting all of the missing young boys and the political crisis that surrounds this. Her art (and all of the pieces described above) are an interesting way to create works that are also pieces of activism.
Chicago Video Review
Nick Cave makes unique sculptures. He forms costumes out of abstract objects to convey ideas about society. Some of those including racial injustice, police brutality and poverty. These costumes have are created to have forms that do not resemble things we see in our everyday lives. These costumes make noise and are made with a very wide variety of materials. Chris Ware was a cartoonist. He created comic strips for books and pamphlets. He was very interested in capturing people’s struggles and emotions with very few words. Barbara Kasten uses plexiglass and transparent plastic sheets with different lighting arrangements to create pictures that distort reality so it’s difficult to tell what is real and what is a reflection. She then expanded her work into dances with moving parts and props. She designs the costumes, creates moving backdrops with colorful lighting and builds the props. Theaster Gates was originally a potter but became an artist of many materials. He creates objects and murals made of everyday materials we often see as worthless, such as tar, that represent how Theaster thinks the world can be. He uses sounds, especially the gospel choir, to guide his work. I find Theaster’s work challenging to me because for me it is very challenging to represent a sound with a physical. He then started using his abilities to restore buildings for housing and other purposes. I think it is very cool how each artist created very different works of art to but they all conveyed what they value in their heart.
Students Working on Shrine Projects Utilizing Steel and Wood
Owen Parent ArtsXpose
Independent Study Projects
Project 1 “Accumulations” Spring 2018
Mold Making Project in Progress Spring 2018
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