Category: Research Binder

I chose to only watch female artists because art has been a male-dominated field.  The first artist I watched was Diana Al-Hadid and it was really interesting to me how the video was narrated by a story that inspired her work.  She talked about how much she loved stories but says: “There’s a part of… Continue reading Cory Sanderson-Art21

Within the contemporary artist videos I watched, I got to experience different techniques in which people go about their art.  One person that I found interesting in particular was Ann Hamilton.  She likes to take things that usually aren’t contemporary art material and turn them into them.  She uses the written word and creates pieces.… Continue reading Christina DeLuca – Art21

Leonardo Drew: Leonardo Drew is influenced by the concept of grids and how they are the foundation of many things. He says that they are a form of structure that allows you to expand systematically. He is inspired by Piet Mondrian, an artist who largely focused on grids. I thought it was interesting that Drew… Continue reading ART21

Within one of the videos I watched, Louise Bourgeois stated that, “a work of art does not need to be explained.” This idea seemed to be a common theme throughout the videos I chose to watch. I decided to only watch videos of female artists seeing as the artistic industry is often male dominated. Diana… Continue reading Evelyn Pierce – Art21

Weiwei said he enjoys putting work and craftsmanship into useless objects. And if people doubt his work, he responds saying he’s allowed to do what he does, because he’s an artist. He’s not pretentious in his self reassurance, he’s just confident in defending his work. The pieces of his that I find most remarkable are… Continue reading Contemporary Sculpture Assignment – Mia Ranello

I tried to watch mostly videos from non-white people since many of the art industry is filled with white-men and when attempting to include women they are again, white. All of the artists were tackling issues, whether it be personal or societal. I watched Stephanie Syjuco who focused on colonialism. We see the bright green… Continue reading Kate Zellers – Art 21

I watched videos from around 12 artists total, all with vastly different approaches to art and varying styles. Some artists such as Hiwa K and Olafur Eliasson want viewers to make the meaning of their art themselves. Olafur’s works are large-scale and abstract, and often interactive. He knows everyone will see and feel something different… Continue reading Ben Kaller Art21