Sautod/Sowdeath (English translation)
I have been in heat for days
so I’ll go and hunt a female deer
and until the morning I will sit there hidden
so that I can give it a shoulder shot
A pregnant doe
will soon give birth
so I have to go without it
can’t hunt it out
A young female deer comes to her feet
has sunned herself in the high reeds
makes good slot deep into the pine forest
the mirror gleams I take aim
The scut jerks like Fingereel
the shotgun jumps from the sheath
I sweep the bast from the horn
and adjust the ironsight
She feels the muzzle energy
red sweat drops off her knee
I carry her over to the Luderplace
then I finish the hunt
From the genital drops lard
I bell on the good mating season
then I drag her into the corner
and beat her out of her fur
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Student Exhibit Proposal Review
Exhibit Proposal: Sci-Fi Night Club
Artist: Erwin Redl, Leo Villareal
This would be an important exhibit based on it’s ability to show people different aspects of modern art. It does this by appealing to the use of technology as a second nature when creating works of art. Furthermore, the exhibit immerses the viewer in the artwork for a better experience. If these two artist created a show together it would prompt thought it’s constant flow. The artist style of creating artwork that’s more fluid through light really stimulates the audience and allows them to find their own personal meanings in each one of the works. Finally, the residual change in the pieces prompts the viewer to examine the artwork longer and beckons a return trip to the themed exhibit.
Exhibit Proposals: Living Computers
Artist: Laurent Mignonheau/ Christa Sommerer, Rafle Lozano-Hemmer
The importance in this exhibit lies in it’s interaction with the viewer. Based on these artist previous works, any exhibit they construct promises to have pieces the viewer doesn’t just look at, but experiences. This quality would make the exhibit interesting for people in all walks of life, thus expanding art to today’s youth. Another beneficial quality of this exhibit would be that it wouldn’t be easily forgettable. Due to it’s interaction with the audience, the exhibit would say firmly rooted in one’s mind for years to come. This exhibit would be exciting, unexpected, and would intrigue people to come and see it for themselves.
Exhibit Proposal: Independence
Artist: QS Serafijn, Gerhad Mantz
This would make an interesting exhibit because as opposed to the direct approaches to art exemplified by many of the other artist we’ve seen, this art is more subtle and requires noticing. The subtle approach to theses pieces forces the viewer to pay attention to the work if they want to appreciate it to it’s full potential. Likewise, the strength in this exhibit lies in it’s ability to connect people. This is seen through works like the giant color changing heart. Pieces similar to this in an exhibit would show people in the city, a place where one can often feel isolated in crowds, that in their feelings they are not so alone.
Exhibit Proposal: Perceptions
Artist: Oliver Wasow, Gregory Scott
This exhibit would be greatly visually and mentally stimulating. It would really push the limits on many viewer’s perceptions of reality. Furthermore, the more serious and weighted appearance in many of the works adds a very powerful factor to the works even though they are not reality. This exhibit would really inspire the viewer to take time to appreciate it because most of the twist in reality aren’t noticed at first glance. The union between the physical world and the surreal also greatly prompts the viewer to give credit to the pieces. Finally, an exhibit as powerful as this would inspire any artist who came to see it to push the boundaries of what they can do with their own works.
Exhibit: Robotics
Artist: Ken Rinaldo, Ken Feingold
This exhibit would greatly emphasize our connection to technology in the modern world. The use of robotics would intrigue viewers and challenge their perception of what art can be. Furthermore, the use of human heads in some of the works would give the exhibit an unsettling quality. The uneasy feeling the audience would get would serve to make the exhibit more powerful. This ensures that this exhibit would not be something one could easily forget.
Artist: Erwin Redl, Leo Villareal
This would be an important exhibit based on it’s ability to show people different aspects of modern art. It does this by appealing to the use of technology as a second nature when creating works of art. Furthermore, the exhibit immerses the viewer in the artwork for a better experience. If these two artist created a show together it would prompt thought it’s constant flow. The artist style of creating artwork that’s more fluid through light really stimulates the audience and allows them to find their own personal meanings in each one of the works. Finally, the residual change in the pieces prompts the viewer to examine the artwork longer and beckons a return trip to the themed exhibit.
Exhibit Proposals: Living Computers
Artist: Laurent Mignonheau/ Christa Sommerer, Rafle Lozano-Hemmer
The importance in this exhibit lies in it’s interaction with the viewer. Based on these artist previous works, any exhibit they construct promises to have pieces the viewer doesn’t just look at, but experiences. This quality would make the exhibit interesting for people in all walks of life, thus expanding art to today’s youth. Another beneficial quality of this exhibit would be that it wouldn’t be easily forgettable. Due to it’s interaction with the audience, the exhibit would say firmly rooted in one’s mind for years to come. This exhibit would be exciting, unexpected, and would intrigue people to come and see it for themselves.
Exhibit Proposal: Independence
Artist: QS Serafijn, Gerhad Mantz
This would make an interesting exhibit because as opposed to the direct approaches to art exemplified by many of the other artist we’ve seen, this art is more subtle and requires noticing. The subtle approach to theses pieces forces the viewer to pay attention to the work if they want to appreciate it to it’s full potential. Likewise, the strength in this exhibit lies in it’s ability to connect people. This is seen through works like the giant color changing heart. Pieces similar to this in an exhibit would show people in the city, a place where one can often feel isolated in crowds, that in their feelings they are not so alone.
Exhibit Proposal: Perceptions
Artist: Oliver Wasow, Gregory Scott
This exhibit would be greatly visually and mentally stimulating. It would really push the limits on many viewer’s perceptions of reality. Furthermore, the more serious and weighted appearance in many of the works adds a very powerful factor to the works even though they are not reality. This exhibit would really inspire the viewer to take time to appreciate it because most of the twist in reality aren’t noticed at first glance. The union between the physical world and the surreal also greatly prompts the viewer to give credit to the pieces. Finally, an exhibit as powerful as this would inspire any artist who came to see it to push the boundaries of what they can do with their own works.
Exhibit: Robotics
Artist: Ken Rinaldo, Ken Feingold
This exhibit would greatly emphasize our connection to technology in the modern world. The use of robotics would intrigue viewers and challenge their perception of what art can be. Furthermore, the use of human heads in some of the works would give the exhibit an unsettling quality. The uneasy feeling the audience would get would serve to make the exhibit more powerful. This ensures that this exhibit would not be something one could easily forget.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Marina Abramovic, Frida Kahlo, and Cui Xiuwen comparison
The artist Marina Abramovic has a natural ability to capture the reality of human life. Though she is a performance artist working on solo pieces she portrays feelings that apply universally to mankind. In support of this her piece “Happy Christmas” is not what one would call “pretty” in the generic sense. The depiction of her face with a mixture of tears and mucous seeping from her orifices presents to the viewer an air of sadness we can all relate to. Furthermore, Abramovic concerns herself with discovering her limits in both the physical and mental sense. Knowing that the artist is performing to the brink of which her body can withstand adds to the theme of pain, which is often depicted in some form or another throughout many of this artist works.
This is not uncommon to the artist Frida Kahlo. The idea of pain and discomfort can be witnessed in a few of he artist’s works such as “The Little Deer” and “A Few Small Nips”. Also like Abramovic’s works Kahlo does not beautify her pieces to be pleasing to the eye. The artist leaves in all of the imperfections to better capture the reality of the hardships she has had to face in life.
Cui Xiuwen’s works however, appearing more calm and peaceful at first glance also force the viewer to take in the discomforting facts of existence by not depicting a perfect world. Notice how many of the structures seem to crumble around the figures in her works. Moreover, the young girls depicted in her pieces are sometimes shown with injury. This helps to drag the viewer away from a pretty and secure sense, thus showing them more of the real world.
In further comparison, Xiuwen uses images females that appear similar to herself. This is homogeneous to how Kahlo depicts herself in her works, and how Abramovic chooses to appear in her pieces as opposed to using someone else. By using themselves, the artist present the audience with yet another call to the realism of their works. If they had used models, it would take away from the sense of relate ability and the glimpse they are giving into their worlds.
This is not uncommon to the artist Frida Kahlo. The idea of pain and discomfort can be witnessed in a few of he artist’s works such as “The Little Deer” and “A Few Small Nips”. Also like Abramovic’s works Kahlo does not beautify her pieces to be pleasing to the eye. The artist leaves in all of the imperfections to better capture the reality of the hardships she has had to face in life.
Cui Xiuwen’s works however, appearing more calm and peaceful at first glance also force the viewer to take in the discomforting facts of existence by not depicting a perfect world. Notice how many of the structures seem to crumble around the figures in her works. Moreover, the young girls depicted in her pieces are sometimes shown with injury. This helps to drag the viewer away from a pretty and secure sense, thus showing them more of the real world.
In further comparison, Xiuwen uses images females that appear similar to herself. This is homogeneous to how Kahlo depicts herself in her works, and how Abramovic chooses to appear in her pieces as opposed to using someone else. By using themselves, the artist present the audience with yet another call to the realism of their works. If they had used models, it would take away from the sense of relate ability and the glimpse they are giving into their worlds.
Monday, March 1, 2010
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