Quiz make up

              First of all, I would like to thank our professor for giving us the chance to make up on of our quizzes. Second of all, from all the artist's videos that I watched, I liked the the work of the artist Eleanor Antin because she uses creativity in her work and also uses tragic humor. In addition, she is originally from New York.
               Eleanor Antin is working on her photographic series, in which she compares the U.S as a great colonial power with Rome, which was a colonial power in the past. She thinks that photographic sequence is places in another historical period, it deals with art, and it deals with our present day. She said she is kind of dictator when it comes to making their actors do what she wants. She was fascinated with the sculpture since she used to go to the metropalitan museum. She used to play with papers especially when she was depressed. In addition, she defines her work as inventing history. Eleanor Antin knows how to dance ballet and she used to make fun of the society by that. One of her major artworks is called "100 Boots". In this artwork, she took a shot of 100 boots in different places such as the church, in job, around a street, and below Queens Borough Bridge.
           

"Artworks that serve humans and have a message"

        

This is project is totally different that all the projects that we have done in this class. I think that this project is cumulative. In other words, we should use all the things that we've learned and have seen in this class.We were told by our professor that we should take on the role of the curator, who is responsible for the selection of which artists will be exhibited, which of their artworks will be shown, and where will be installed.

The theme that I picked is "Artworks that serve humans and have a message". Although it is kind of hard to pick a theme, I have picked this theme because i think that artworks should have a message and should serve our daily lives as humans. I think all the artworks that I've chosen share something in common. All of them either are made to serve humans directly or to make humans aware of some dangerous habits around their lives.

One of the artworks that i really liked was the one that talks about George Bush. In this artwork, the artist shows the former president of the U.S as a pirate because of all the wars that he invaded, and all the innocent people that he killed. Also, pirates attack people to take their money. Which is the same as Bush because most Americans believe that he invaded Iraq just to take their petroleum. This artwork relates to my theme because it delivers a message about a person who killed a lot of people.

                There are many artworks that are dedicated to serve human being, but I liked the Puma bike because i like riding bikes and this bike is so convenient for people. It also reminds me of the first bike that i had. it wasn't exactly like it, but at least they have the same color. These artworks relates to my theme because it makes people's life easier especially those who like to ride bikes.

 I also think that the artwork that talks about smoking relates to my theme because the artist makes the impacts of smoking so obvious. In the artwork we see a female smoking and inside her body is green like a forest. This means the smoking destroys the health of humans.

James Victore "Bush Pirate" 2003, Architecture and Design

Monika Baer "Untitled" 2004. Drawings

Jens Martin, Skisbsted, Biomega, Adam Thorpe, "Puma Bike" 2004, Architecture And Design

Yuga Ushida " XXXX-Sofa" 2011, Architecture and Design

Hernan Bas " The start of the rain" 2004, Drawing

Micro compact car smart, Gmbht, Renningen, Germany "Smart and Pulse coupe"1998, Architecture and Design

David Hammous "African-American flag" 1990, Sculpture and  Painting. 

Joseph Kosuth "Language must speak for itself" 1991, Sculpture and Painting.

Greg Lyan "Ravioli Chair" 2005, Architecture and Design

Hajine Sorayama, Sony Company,"Aibo Entertainment Robot" 1999, Architecture and Design

Fang Liujun, "Ink and Washing Painting N*2" 2004, Drawing

Peter Doig, "Lapeyrouse Wall" 2004, Sculpture and Painting

Kazuo Kawazaki "Carna Folding Wheelchair" 2005, Architecture and Design

Apple Industrial Design"Imac Desktop Computer" 1995, Architecture and Design

Henry Taylor "Untitled" 2011, Sculpture and Painting

                                           

Chelsea Galleries Reaction

                In our field trip number 5, we went to Chelsea Galleries, which are art marketplace. Unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to go with our professor since these galleries close on Mondays. We were told by our professor this time to assume the role of an art collector. These collectors help the marketplace to stay open since the spend plenty of money by buying artworks. In addition, they make the artist keep working and making money.
                 Since an art collector should buy what he likes, I really liked the artwork of the artist Irfran Onurmen especialy two artworks. One of them is about crime watching, and the other is about soccer.
For me an artwork has to deliver a message, this is why i liked the first artwork. In addition, the artwork is so nice. When you go farther the characters in the artwork seem to be moving. Since i'm a big fan of soccer, i liked the artwork that is about soccer. I think this artist's work is a big investment because his artwork is so nice and the artist uses creativity in his work. I'm pretty sure if i buy his work, i will be able to get my money back even after ten years. I would like to display Ifran's work rather than storing it.
                 On the other hand, I didn't like some of David Opdyke's artwork. I didn't understand some of his work too especially those with the Cast urethane plastic. I don't know how these things can be considered an art. what's even worse their prices. I think that the artist's work is not a big investment because his artwork is not that good. If you like his work now, later on you will not like since it has no creativity. I think if i buy his work, i may lose my money. I wouldn't like to display his work.
                  To sum up, it was a nice field trip, I learned many things about the role of an art collector, and most of the artworks were nice although, they are so expensive. Some of the artwork worth more than what most people make in a year.


Ifran Onurmen
"Crime Watching"
2006-2012

David Opdyke
"Market Driven Expansion"
2012

David Opdyke
"Concentrated Demand"
2012

*I couldn't find the name of this artwork.

Art: 21 History Reaction

                From the three artists in the video, i was more interested in Glenn Ligon. This artist uses the African American history in his work. In fact, he uses texts from books written by African American writers. Since his mom bought books for him, he has read many books. He incorporates the things he reads directly in his artwork. In addition, he stopped writing his own thoughts because it is limited and he was interested in what other people say. He also started using lights in his work although it breaks the law of physics because there is no black light. Furthermore, he draws like a child since he is inspired by Picasso. He says his intention to include texts in his paint is to slow the reader down, so he/she can have a pause in this pretty fast world. Glenn Ligon describes what America is in all his work.  

Sculpture Center Reaction

                  Last Monday, we went to Sculpture center, which a very unique place. It is totally different than all the museums that we have visited. This time we were told by our professor to focus on two things the "Installation" which the way that an artwork is presented within the space, and the "Site-specific" which refers to an artwork that has been made to be shown in a particular space. I didn't know that the space within the artwork is presented plays an important role in the way that the artwork can be interpreted.

                  The first thing that grabbed my attention when we got there are how the artwork is displayed especially the "Rope Piece". It is really a very unique piece. If it were not hanged on space, it wouldn't be a good work of art because the way that is presented looks to me like two triangles. In fact, the wall interacts with it. By this i mean, the color of the wall, which is white. I think if the wall were black, it wouldn't look like the way it is now.

                   There was also another artwork that I liked. It was located in an isolated white room. The artwork is really affected by its space because it was painted was black and the room was white. In fact, it looked like the floor was dirty. However, it was just the black paint. If this artwork were placed somewhere else, it would look different. For example, If the floor were black, you wouldn't notice the color of the paint. There were also some artwork that interact with the black paint.

                   The last that i really liked was the Wheelbarrows. Although, I didn't understand this artwork, the way it was installed is perfect. it was in front of the driveway. I think the reason it was installed that way to is compare its size with the huge size of the driveway or to make easy access to it for real life. for this artwork, I think if you move it somewhere else, it may look different since the color of the water inside the wheelbarrows is the same as the color of the driveway.

                   In conclusion, I extremely enjoyed the field trip. As a matter of fact, I have learned the importance of the Installation in the interpretation of the artwork. I hope the next field trip will be more interested and we will keep up the good work.

"Rope Piece, 1967"
Bill Bollinger
Manila rope, clamps, eye bolts, turnbuckle
2011

"Untitled"
Bill Bollinger
Graphite and spray paint on printed blue
1966

"Untitled, 1970"
Bill Bollinger
Wheelbarrows, water
2002

"Design in our Lives"

               Last Monday, we went to the Museum of Modern Art to visit the third floor, that is dedicated to the work of architecture and graphic design. We were told by our professor to chose four works of art. Two must have high functionality, and two must have low functionality. The study of functionality is called Ergonomics. According to Wikipedia "Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movement, and its cognitive abilities."
                I think that among the good design that i saw in the MOMA, puma bike has high functionality because the way it designed is good. It is light, so you carry it everywhere you go even in subways, which is convenient for many people who like to ride bikes. Almost everyday i see people taking their bikes on the subway, but it is hard because they have to carry it through the stairs. It occupies too much space in the subway car, which it bothers most of the riders. However, this bike will not occupy space. It also convenient for people who climb mountains by bike. They do not have to hitch their bikes to the back of the car, they can just put it in the trunk instead.
                 Carna Folding Wheelchair has also high functionality because it is designed to help handicapped to move free whenever they want. It is light and colorful, so it makes them feel good when they use it. It also has technology, it has designed with extra parts that the handicapped person can use them when he needs. This wheelchair is also easy to carry, which helps even person who take care of handicapped person. For instance, nurses, family relatives, and even bus drivers. I strongly believe that this wheelchair will become handy later on because it is so convenient for people with special needs and people with temporary diseases.
                  I think that the design called Overpopulated planet has low functionality. This is was designed to transform food that human being don't eat to food that human being can eat. I think that instead we should produce more food that meet overpopulated people. This has never been an issue according to studies the U.S now produce more food that it did a decades ago. In addition, the designer did not think of children and babies. How they will use it? This way, these children may end up losing their lives, if this thing is the only way to provide food.
                 The design called The Garden in The Machine has also low functionality because it is designed for people to live in industrial containers. This project take place in Cicero, Illinois because many immigrants come to this city, and it is experiencing high rate of foreclosure. I don't think that living in a container is the right solution. Although, this containers may contain everything we need as a human being to live, it still cannot be a good place to live in. For the only reason that it's manufactured for this purpose. How about if an earthquake strikes? I think that none of the persons who live inside the containers will survive. Instead we can think of building more tall building that can be affordable for everyone, and also lower the interest rates.
                  Overall, it was a good trip. I really enjoyed it, and i appreciated every single work. For me a work that have high functionality should be useful for everybody or for certain people.

Jens Martin Skibsted; Adam Thorpe; Joe Hunter
"Puma Bike"
2004

Kazuo Kawazaki
"Carna Folding Wheelchair"
Titanium, rubber, and aluminum honeycomb.
1995

Anthony Dunne; Floba Raby.
"Designs for an Overpopulated Planet."
Fiber Glass
2009

Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects

"The garden in the Machine"
N/A
2011

  

             

"Art 21 Transformation Reaction"

                    From the three artists that i have watched in the video, I liked the way how Cindy Sherman works. She uses her body to play many characters including men's characters which are hard for a women to do. She also uses reflections, and dolls. Actually, some people wonder if she is still has to be in these pictures where she uses reflections or dolls. Cindy Sherman has been criticized by some Hollywood figures because they think that she played some characters of well known people with too much fun of them. She named only one work of art of her, and the rest she didn't name them because she wanted the audience to understand the work by themselves. Cindy Sherman was inspired by movies since she used to watch them a lot when she was a girl. She also played the roles of clowns in her work of art.