Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Q1: Wagner discusses that Miss' creations involve interactions between the viewer and the artwork. Each viewer has their own experience in viewing and interpreting the art, impacted by each person's individual thoughts, fears, moods, and physical size and body. Without a perceptual axis, the viewer is to find a new way to interpret and experience the art for oneself. "(the artwork) expands along multiple lines of sight, as viewers are hidden, risk emergence, or stand and survey" (563). In this way, could Miss' creation be considered a form of performance art in that the audience has a unique interaction and experience with the art; no two people are guaranteed the same experience?

Q2:Does Matta- Clark's Splitting construct the art in documentation or in the actual physical house? The house serves as a physical site, a site of influence, and the physical materials for the project. Is the same impact achieved when one views the photos versus when one experiences the actual Splitting? Does the documentation of the work occur solely for money or for recognition? In this way, is the artist creating the work as a spectacle or as a physical sculptural archectural project?

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