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Commentary on Conceptual Art: Chapter 6

“…the authority that declares a war is intimately related to the authority that declares what is art and what is not. Both had power invested in their language.” Joseph Beuy’s “…was sacked from the Dusseldorf academy in 1972 because he let anyone join his course who applied for it.” “Education for him should never be… Continue reading Commentary on Conceptual Art: Chapter 6

The Triumph of Anti-Art: Chapter 5

William Anastasi: Talk About Dumb Anastasi: “The drawings were made of dots. I found that if I didn’t look where I was putting the dots, it turned out better then if I did look.” McEvilley: “You got better results with your eyes closed?” A: “A thousand times better.” In regards to Modernism ending A: “I… Continue reading The Triumph of Anti-Art: Chapter 5

Commentary on Conceptual Art: Chapter 5

“The language of politics had become indistinguishable from that of advertising.” “Conceptual art can be seen as a reaction against the misuse of language and also as a critique of consumer society.”   Conceptual art working in seven areas: 1. serial art (process to the forefront) 2. anti-form sculptures 3. language-based 4. theoretical work 5.… Continue reading Commentary on Conceptual Art: Chapter 5

Commentary on Air Guitar: Part 2 – Chapter 6-10

Opening up Chapter 6 with the world’s largest rhinestone, “…dazzling us all with its plangent banality,” was an interesting way of introducing the idea of ‘authenticity’ and the way it is created within the context of culture. Hickey brings the comparison of the neon lights of Vegas to the natural sunset, being that one is… Continue reading Commentary on Air Guitar: Part 2 – Chapter 6-10

Progress in the Studio

Images

The following works are preliminary elements from a course entitled Conceptual Art Practice. Beginning with free association writing, the assignment develops from words to images, and later into sound and video. Chance operations facilitated much of what is involved in these experiments.

The Triumph of Anti-Art: Chapter 1 & 2

Kant, Duchamp, and Dada: The Background Anti (prefix): “opposite, against” along with “in exchange, instead.” In order to create work that is against painting or against art, you have to understand what has previously been defined as painting and art. I agree entirely with Duchamp’s proposition that taste is a habit and “the repetition of… Continue reading The Triumph of Anti-Art: Chapter 1 & 2

Commentary on Air Guitar: Part 1 – Chapter 1-5

One of the key and opening concepts I found most interesting in Dave Hickey’s Air Guitar was his statement about the education system being a place where “culture didn’t work.” As bold of a statement as this may be, the evidence is clear and simple and can be explained by singularly discussing the non-changing and… Continue reading Commentary on Air Guitar: Part 1 – Chapter 1-5