Sunday, May 10, 2009

Presentations 5/5-5/7

1.) The Video art presentation was extremely interesting to me. I enjoyed the unconventional topic as it was fresh and very informative. The thesis was well formed and the evidence was dynamic, in particular to the different video art clips shown. I enjoyed how the presentation incorporated different avenues of video art: the rehearsed cough, artist staring at audience, and the 8 second delay piece. All different cases supported thesis impeccably. My question is in regards to the performance of the artist staring at the audience, as a effort to demonstrate the attention span of an individual focusing on an actual artist. Was the audience informed on the purpose of the piece? Loved it!

2.) I enjoyed the focus of the graffiti presentation. The history was presented well and supported thesis correctly, however how exactly will the graffiti pieces pertain to the thesis? I mean are you going to focus on specific graffiti pieces or give a general overview of the practice?

3.) The Lewitt presentation was unique to say the least. The topic seems to be quite broad and alot can be done with the paper. I applaud your effort to refute the argument we read in class early on in the semester. My question pertains to Lewitt's concept of art, he felt as though his vision should be comprehended and done by other artists..however how was this exactly his art? The final product would be an interpretation of what another artist thought his work should be (I guess this statement refers to Lewitts broader descriptions left for other artists). Also did any of the artists that physically painted Lewitt's work in the museums actually get any recognition?

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