project idea?
I am still trying to do something artistic for my final project, although my view on the best way to present this project in the context of the class has changed. I feel that creating something in the public sphere and analyzing the communication processes that take place as a result of it may be a good way to go about. What does art communicate to the average person? Can art bring about a shift in ideas? What is arts relationship with the environment? These are a few questions I hope to get at in my final project. I have always had an unstable relationship with “activism” art and I would like to explore this relationship in my final. To help me with these questions I will engage with the artistic community and environmental community and create an artistic form of communication to be displayed in public. My presentation will be a discussion of the communication taking place through the art work and its relative success or failure.
Great questions, Ryan; I'm looking forward to what you come up with. I think I mentioned I'm a fan of Andy Goldsworthy (a popular favorite, perhaps, but his stuff is great). There are chunks of the documentary about him, Rivers and Tides, on YouTube.
http://bit.ly/yahnz
Well worth a look. I'm going to pick up that flick at some point.
I think the best way to reach people through art is be controversial. shocking images do the best. that could also be part of your project. why do shocking images work the best?
check out this link
http://www.livescience.com/culture/080807-attention-grabbers.html
-Blaise