Chapter 7 in Making Art: Words and Text - How they're used in Art
Watch the following video on contemporary artist Ann Hamilton.
Contemporary artist Nick Cave (who is mentioned in Chapter 7):
And lastly, you can watch portions of the original BBC television series "Ways of Seeing" from 1972 online:
Post comments responding to all three videos.
Chris DeFalco
ReplyDeleteIn the first video I found the solution to showing slavery to be very interesting, having fallen dust catch on to the braille. Doing this gave it a lot of meaning and depth.
With the second video I found it really cool that at first he did not mean for sound to be part of the art work, but after that it became a big part of it. It is interesting to see that art is not just a painting or a sculpture.
It was never brought to my attention or at least
I never noticed it, but art changes based on what you see around you, it may not be interpreted the way it originally was. This is just amazing to me, because you can be at home looking at an art piece, while someone thousands of miles away is looking at the same one, but because of the different surroundings it will look totally different to each person.
I love the first video and the installation. The installation does show the point she was trying to make about how slavery,for example, was a "stain" in our history; meaning it was a horrible time that happened in our history that we will never forget about. She doesn't literally put it in your face that its about that because she shows it in very abstract way using red dust to fall onto the walls depicting a braille message related to the point she is trying to make.
ReplyDeleteIn the second video, I found it fascinating how all he wanted to do was combine his passion for textiles and dance and that art came out of it. Also when he mentions how sound wasn't meant to be part of work originally,but it just accidently became part of it and now embraces the sound.
Its nice to see these kinds of art displays from both videos because it isn't your typical form of art.
The third video he mentions how in today's world we no longer only see a certain piece of artwork in one place, but can see it anywhere because there are prints and etc of it. This bringing up, that depending where the artwork is located at, people can interpret the artwork differently because of their surroundings. Also sometimes you need to be at the actual place where the artwork is, to truly appreciate the artwork and get the feeling of it. For example the church that was shown in the video. When we see it through our computer screens or in print, some of us wont truly appreciate it because we don't see want is surrounding it. Now if we were at the actually church, our feelings change once inside and we feel completely overwhelmed by all the other art pieces surrounding us and just appreciate the artwork a lot more then just seeing it on print because we can actually see the detail better and see its real beauty in person. (I'm sorry if I'm not explaining this example correctly, I don't really know how to put it in words.)
1) I thought the first video was pretty cool. The way she showed how slavery was a big issue in our country was very creative. She could have just painted the dots on the wall, but she let sand fall down the wall, revealing a braille message.
ReplyDelete2) The second video was pretty interesting and kind of weird. It was cool how he made a sculpture and realized that it could make sounds. This influenced all of his work to incorporate sound in his pieces.
3) I liked the third video because it explains how when you look at something, you look at it at certain way but when someone else looks at they can see something completely different. Its cool how where artwork is placed and the environment that its in changes the entire look of the piece.
1) The first video was ery clever. The use of such a bright color to show such a dark time was very interesting to me as opposed to using a dark and depressing color. I wonder why she chose that.
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2) the second video was...interesting. I like his use of color and how hes incorporated movement and sound. Its very unusual and you dont see alot of art work like that. Personally im not a fan but more power to him!
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In the first video, I found that Ann's Jeffersonian, neo-classical piece was very impactful. The building, considered a "Democratic American ideal", is essentially being "stained" with our own past, showing the hidden messages that go beyond its walls.
ReplyDeleteThe second video, while the suits were elaborate and colorful, evoked a feeling of being uncomfortable. The artist Nick stated that basically people "were rejoicing around" the experience of his art; I did not get that same emotion. The pieces appeared strange and unfamiliar to me, almost like some of them were out of a horrible nightmare.
The third video, "Ways of Seeing", the narrator more or less states that our perspective on European artwork has changed, and it has not been the same since the 19th century. Now, more than ever, we have art so readily available to us, changing the perspective on how we view it. We have TVs, smartphones, computers, and even books that take the painting out of its original context, essentially catering it to our own needs and environment.
I felt like the story behind the first video is very meaningful and had a really good point to it.
ReplyDeleteThe second video i though was very unique and original because of the different styles of costumes they had especially the costume made of sticks. The fact that he went and found every one of those is just amazing.
The third says that some art pieces have changed in the mind of the people and now that there are reproductions everyone can see them.
-Kurtis Geiger
I think that the AnnHamilton, Nic cave, and John Berger all have to do with monsters, and the taking apart of them, suhc as the blood and dust in the Hamilton, and the life of them, suhc as in the John Berger, and the repetition of them in our minds, such as in the John Berger. I would recommend these videos to anyone whom had phobias of late night, as they seem to dance and play with the inside pockets of night and its realities. I think they are very brvae pieces.-Alliosn Lewis
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