This project was LOUD when it came to exposing my patterns and interests as an artist. On the very first day of class, I made what I call a mind map of words that describe my art. I looked to my photography for clues about what these words should be, since the largest body of…
artistic voice
February 2021
“pictures of garbage.” vik muniz. 2008.
Vik Muniz is well acquainted with the truth behind the line, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
“composition with red, blue, and yellow.” piet mondrian. 1930.
Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, the eventual co-founder of the De Stijl movement, was intrigued by abstraction and what he believed was its ability to depict the underlying nature of reality. He coined the term “Neo-Plasticism” to describe his particular style of artistic exploration; the title refers not to what we now recognize as plastic forms,…
I AM NOT FREE BECAUSE I CAN BE EXPLODED ANYTIME. jenny holzer and lady pink. 1983.
Jenny Holzer is a neo-conceptualist whose work focuses on the delivery words in short, simple phrases in public spaces. Lady Pink is a graffiti artist and muralist whose work is rebellious and self-expressive. In 1983, the artists combined their two mediums on one canvas to form the piece “I AM NOT FREE BECAUSE I CAN…
“cut with the kitchen knife dada through the last weimar beer-belly cultural epoch in germany.” hannah höch. 1919.
Hannah Höch wasn’t afraid to throw shade. Actually, she thrived on it: as a critically-acclaimed pioneer of the photo montage (or collage, if you’d rather) and the sole female member of the post-World War I Berlin Dada group, Höch made a name for herself by creating striking and humorous social critiques. Her work explores the…
“new york purchased? stolen? reclaimed?” hachivi edgar heap of birds. 1997.
Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds is a Cheyenne artist who works to raise awareness of the struggles of Native American people at the hands of the United States government.
“mining the museum.” fred wilson. 1992.
Fred Wilson is not an artist in the traditional sense; rather, he is a sort of curator…
“october 18, 1977.” gerhard richter. 1988.
On 18 October 1977, Andreas Baader, Jan-Carl Rasp, and Gudrun Ensslin were found dead in their cells in a Stuttgart prison.
“some living american women artists.” mary beth edelson. 1973.
From my current art history research course.
