The time-based artist that I will be researching is Vik Muniz. I love cloud pictures and when I was randomly selecting artists to on our page I was drawn to his cloud picture over New York City. Then I went to his page and found many of his other pieces very interesting as well.
Project ideas:
-series of cloud pictures with hidden images
-huge art piece in the back yard made of recyclables
-collage of magazine pictures to form a larger image
I like the different ways that he deals with art and the ideas behind his work. I would like to do a project resembling one of his pieces. Not so much the idea behind his work but they style or kind of work that he does interests me.
If I decide to go with the collage of magazine clippings, I will need to check the copyright laws and make sure I am aware of what to use and not to use.
Still not entirely sure what to do yet, so I am open for suggestions.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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Hi Angela, Vik Muniz is one of my favorite artists!
ReplyDeleteI also am attracted to his plane drawings of clouds in the sky. To me, the work begins to explore the representation of the thing vs. the "real thing". The work was fleeting and did not last very long, so all we have is photographic documentation. Do you think your work will be impermanent or fleeing? When you say "hidden images", what does that mean exactly? What will be hidden in the scene and why? How is the work time-based?
Muniz also has a series of clouds which he constructed out of cotton. The series is called "equivalents" which I assume is a nod to Alfred Steiglitz, who photographed clouds as abstract equivalents of his emotions. The interesting thing about his cotton images is that they seem very real at first...but upon further inspection, you begin to realize they are of a different material. Also, they form certain figures (a pig, a cat, etc.) and break any kind of abstraction.Here is a link to this work.
The idea of the piece in the backyard made of recyclables is also an interesting way to connect to Muniz's work. You could also consider creating a stop motion animation out of recycled materials to display for the class, since you were so good at stop motion earlier in the semester. Muniz has created images with chocolate, sand, etc. which may also work for a stop motion animation.
If you made a collage of magazine pictures to form a larger image, what do you think that image would be? It would be interesting to conceptually relate the large image to the magazine pictures somehow. How would this work be time-based?
Let me know what you decide to do! Or if you want to discuss further!