installation art

A. What is installation art?

Instillation art is art in which a space is presented as a work of art that can be entered, explored, experienced. & reflected upon.

B. What materials are used installation art?

Any materials can be used in installation art.  It can be anything from a picture, to a video, to something the artist created.

C. Why make installation art? 

The purpose of installation art is to create controversy & challenge people's perception of what is considered art, & to grab that audience's attention & make them part of the artwork.

D. Which artist/installation did I find most interesting?

I really likes Jem Finer's "Longflare," which was shown in the video.  It is located in the Millennium Dome in Trinity Boy Warf, inside a lighthouse. It is a piece of ever evolving music which will play constantly until the next millennium, and is shows the true essence of time over a thousand years.  The location was specifically chosen, & a lot of thought went into what kind of music that was to be played here.  Its purpose is to bring people's imagination into play, & each person gets something different out of it.  I loved this concept.  I found it to be a really interesting concept.

A. From the material reviewed, is there a inspiration piece that I feel a connection with?

I really enjoyed Christo & Jeanne-Claude's "The Gates," which was depicted in the textbook. They set up 7,503 saffron-colored rectangular gateways along 23 miles of footpaths in a park.  It only remained in place for 16 days, but it attracted 4 million visitors from all over the world.  I found it inspirational.  The entire thing.  The way they described the unfurling of the flags, the color, the fact it drew so many people from all over the world.

B. What theme do I want to explore in my installation? 

In my installation I'm going to explore The Human Experience.

C. What materials will I use?

I will use items from my home.  Things that are important to me at this point in my life. 

D. Where will this installation be located and why?

It will be located in my house because it is partially already a permanent installation piece in my home already, with just a few changes.

  

My installation is called "Work in Progress."  I used my art materials as actual art.  I did this because I have been painting a lot more often recently, & found the creation of this piece to represent me & my feelings.  I feel that I am an unfinished "work in progress," & am still trying to figure out a lot of things in my life.  Like this painting I started, I have some idea of what my outcome in life will be, but that knowledge is never certain.  There is also a couple of blank canvas's in the top right of the 1st picture, which represent my belief that every day is like a blank canvas, like a chance to start over & start new.