I watched videos for two different artists, Diana Al-Hadid and Katharina Grosse. When watching Al-Hadid’s videos, I was impressed by the way she made delicate structures, which seem almost too fragile to stay together, hang off the ground. The liquid-like forms in her work are really fascinating to me. She also mentioned that she isn’t attempting to explain something to the viewer with her work, rather that she is creating something she later finds interesting that began as an idea that didn’t interest her.
Grosse’s work is very abstract sculptural forms with bright colors. In the videos I watched, she indicates that she doesn’t specifically identify as a sculptor or a painter, because she feels the fusion of the two elements is the only way her work can actually exist in the world. I think this is a great, open-minded approach to art, in that it keeps you from restricting yourself in one way or another by giving yourself a specific title.