CANDY CHANG
Candy does public works which I have found a strong interest in as a result of her "What do you want to do before you die" public art works around the world that have made a strong impact on the communities and spaces she has placed them in. As an artist she inspire me to bring out the emotion seeded in the general public, as well as helping the individual, specifically through inspiration.
Vanessa Beecroft
Vanessa Beecroft was inspired not only by her own struggles but also the way society views the very things that bother her. A lot of her pieces focus on provoking the viewer into taking notice of the things that are wrong in society, the imperfections that we idolize are unreal. She inspired me to take notice of how we as a society put a label on ourselves. We have stereotypes for everything and a lot of Beecroft's work looks to push stereotypes directly at us. It is important to study her work to take notice that we are capable of saying important things about societal issues in different formats.
William Kentridge
Kentridge relates his own experiences with public settings, similiar to what I try to do. His videos that he makes of himself tend to have a sense of repetition and he also interacts with some of the videos that he has created. He records scenes as they evolve and grow. By doing this he allows himself as well as the viewer to experience the world that they tend to construct themselves. I find this concept import to relate to my work, questioning the world we attempt to perfect in our mind.
Advice for next year's class:
1. READ READ READ! The readings, although sometimes tedious, helped me the most in learning what it really means to work conceptually as an artist.
2. Make ALL of the necessary trials. This will help you in the long-run for your projects, and you'll have less to do, and more understanding of what your project is ACTUALLY about.
3. Look at your life! Find Inspiration from the things that you love, the things that bother you in the world, and what interests you. It is amazing when you can find other artists who love the same ideas and concepts that you like, and question them in new and exciting ways.
1. READ READ READ! The readings, although sometimes tedious, helped me the most in learning what it really means to work conceptually as an artist.
2. Make ALL of the necessary trials. This will help you in the long-run for your projects, and you'll have less to do, and more understanding of what your project is ACTUALLY about.
3. Look at your life! Find Inspiration from the things that you love, the things that bother you in the world, and what interests you. It is amazing when you can find other artists who love the same ideas and concepts that you like, and question them in new and exciting ways.