Installation art

Who Art You An artist’s social identity shapes their perception. Artists want to create from experience that hits close to their heart to expel passion. A big player in what shapes one’s experience is their identity. Therefore an artist’s social identity, whether it be nationality, race, sexual orientation or gender, is significant in their art practice. An artist’s social identity is made relevant by their preconceived conventions of art and becomes pivotal aspect in their work as they use art…

England on June 6 of 1965, unique art pieces like “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991) and “With Dead Head”(1991), provoked controversy in the artistic audience(theartstory.org). It is through his unique art pieces that the overlooked concept of death is illustrated, making the audience reflect on their own lives. The creation of rather irregular artworks emerged from his interest in punk music, pop art, and installations as a teen. As a teen, Hirst spent…

of magnificent artworks. However, during the times of Cultural Revolution and after there was a drastic change in “Chinese Art”. Mao Zedong and predecessors had forever changed the way the outside world sees Chinese Art with their use of propaganda and censorship. Or has China been using art for thousands of years to coerce its people into submission? China’s control over art has been long-standing and enforced by past empirical rule, but has since grown due to the birth of the People Republic…

David Batchelor stated in his essay ‘Unpopular Culture’ of 1995 “Artists have a responsibility to art, not to anything else, or anyone else”1. To truly understand this statement you must first understand how the cultural field operates in art society either economically, politically, and culturally. Therefore detaching yourself from any social or moral ties to the rest of humanity. I understand that this statement can be read on lots of different levels, by first looking at commitment and the…

thousands of years, art has evolved and transformed and continues to do so day by day. Whether it is music, dance, film or visual art, these art forms are such an important part of history. In times past art was recognized and appreciated tremendously. In our society today, filled with technology people forget to stop and admire the wonders of art. From evening to daylight, the city of Toronto is converted by artists. People from all over gather in the downtown core to experience art in its…

“Graham Todd: Imaginary Spaces” is a memorial exhibit at the McMaster Museum of Art celebrating artist and McMaster Studio Art professor Graham Todd passed away in June 2013. This memorial exhibit features twenty sculptural works from 1982 to 2013, and also includes six of Todd’s sketchbooks. Each work is placed against a white backdrop and under soft spotlights. The works featured at the exhibit are from collections of Lorraine Samuel, Karen Hendrick, and Briana Palmer. In collecting…

Art programs are constantly in danger of being cut from shrinking school budgets. Art is commonly viewed as a “filler” course that’s only purpose is to entertain children, almost as a second recess. That of course is not the case. Art has enough scientific evidence to demonstrate that it is a necessary part of every child 's life. In this paper, we will explore a few of the top benefits that art gives a child, including language, cultural awareness, inventiveness, work experience, motor skills,…

as I walked down the escalator into the installation, there was no music playing and the lights were dim as I approached the beginning of a series of photos. I was welcomed by a large quote painted directly onto the white walls of the museum by movie star Katharine Hepburn. It read: “Isn’t it wonderful to have has such a great career, when you had no right to have a career at all?” The eye opening exhibition that recently ran at the Museum of Modern Art, “Making Faces: Images of Exploitation…

Expressing emotions through art is often what we think of when it comes to creating a painting. For Farber and Dumontier, instead of working alone, they collaborated with each other to create little panels that includes their social views that reflects the society. Farber and Dumontier had their little Wednesday tradition of meeting up every Wednesday if possible, and have fun. Basically they put on music, have a couple of beers and just paint. Farber and Dumontier’s work has caught my attention…

Art was the part of the life of people from all centuries. It let people express themselves, to communicate with others, to share messages or ideas and to make life more beautiful. But art exists across history. Art has been transcending through artists until our days. It is important not only to respect world famous artists from previous centuries but also to support modern ones. Contemporary artists today have strong works, filled with beauty, deep meaning, and talent. One of them is British…