Contemporary artist, Tania Bruguera exemplifies what it means to use her social role to its full extent to bring awareness to issues in society. Bruguera is a “politically motivated performance artists” that analyzes society and its effects on political and economic power (Art21, 2017). In her well-known staged and participatory event called, Tatlin’s Whisper #5, Bruguera demonstrates authority and its repression throughout the performance (Figure 4). The performance included two policemen on separate horses, staged in the center of a museum (Tate, 2017). As instructed by Bruguera, the policemen were to use a variety of techniques to control the audience as they would in a real scene. Depending on the form of control that they used on the crowd,
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Rothko’s piece titled, White Center consists of contemporary colors on a canvas with horizontal stripes of pink and orange, and most importantly, a white stripe in the center (Figure 7). These vibrant colors have an underlying message for its audience, one of which is intended to make one contemplate the “sublime” (Mark Rothko, 2017). Rothko claimed that references to anything specific in the painting would conflict with the natural spirit of man and myth (Mark Rothko, 2017). This is crucial because these paintings dealt exclusively with color. Painting’s like this one and other abstract expressionist pieces, evoked religious power because one was to be engulfed by the color, much like a religious experience. Rothko used his art to create an experience for viewers’, something he believed was his role in the art world. This overpowering experience was driven by the power of the image that would not be possible without such eye-catching colors. Similar to Tania Bruguera, Rothko used his power as a visual artist to create an experience for all of his viewer’s. Although Rothko did not use an interactive performance, he wanted each viewer to be immersed in the vibrant colors and to walk away with …show more content…
Ai Weiwei used his visual art to communicate to the people of China about relevant issues that needed to be dealt with publicly. Whereas Shirin Neshat used her social role to speak for the women were oppressed under extreme religious commitment in Iran. Artist, Yinka Shonibare, uses his headless sculptures to convey messages about racial inequality that still exists in society. Similar to such issues surrounding inequality, Tania Bruguera used staged and participatory events to involve the audience to bring awareness to the realities of political power. However, it is important to recognize that one does not have to be an artist to initiate change. The people of Iraq rightfully stood up against their authoritative government and pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square. In some cases, change does not have to occur politically but may be signified in other ways. In hopes of having his audience contemplate the “sublime”, Mark Rothko used his paintings to intentionally overwhelm his viewers with an experience that was similar to a religious experience. Although most artists use their social role in society to encourage and promote positive change, the Nazi’s arranged the Degenerate Art Exhibition to do the complete opposite. It is unfortunate that the Nazi’s used their power within society to manipulate the art exhibit in
Rothko’s piece titled, White Center consists of contemporary colors on a canvas with horizontal stripes of pink and orange, and most importantly, a white stripe in the center (Figure 7). These vibrant colors have an underlying message for its audience, one of which is intended to make one contemplate the “sublime” (Mark Rothko, 2017). Rothko claimed that references to anything specific in the painting would conflict with the natural spirit of man and myth (Mark Rothko, 2017). This is crucial because these paintings dealt exclusively with color. Painting’s like this one and other abstract expressionist pieces, evoked religious power because one was to be engulfed by the color, much like a religious experience. Rothko used his art to create an experience for viewers’, something he believed was his role in the art world. This overpowering experience was driven by the power of the image that would not be possible without such eye-catching colors. Similar to Tania Bruguera, Rothko used his power as a visual artist to create an experience for all of his viewer’s. Although Rothko did not use an interactive performance, he wanted each viewer to be immersed in the vibrant colors and to walk away with …show more content…
Ai Weiwei used his visual art to communicate to the people of China about relevant issues that needed to be dealt with publicly. Whereas Shirin Neshat used her social role to speak for the women were oppressed under extreme religious commitment in Iran. Artist, Yinka Shonibare, uses his headless sculptures to convey messages about racial inequality that still exists in society. Similar to such issues surrounding inequality, Tania Bruguera used staged and participatory events to involve the audience to bring awareness to the realities of political power. However, it is important to recognize that one does not have to be an artist to initiate change. The people of Iraq rightfully stood up against their authoritative government and pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square. In some cases, change does not have to occur politically but may be signified in other ways. In hopes of having his audience contemplate the “sublime”, Mark Rothko used his paintings to intentionally overwhelm his viewers with an experience that was similar to a religious experience. Although most artists use their social role in society to encourage and promote positive change, the Nazi’s arranged the Degenerate Art Exhibition to do the complete opposite. It is unfortunate that the Nazi’s used their power within society to manipulate the art exhibit in