artists thinking big thoughts, and that's a GOOD thing

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Posted by Darlahood on July 12, 2001 at 06:14:51:

In reply to: Suggestions....PLEASE!!!!! posted by Maureen on July 12, 2001 at 02:49:30:

Hey Maureen! You're hardcore, man! It's really difficult to
integrate your art into the community (this is the soon to be BFA
graduate talkin' here). Some artists struggle for years to figure
this out. It starts out by simply studying the place where you want
to do art.

The class I took while I was in Paris was ALL about this, and it
drove me crazy, because some of the questions you start to ask
yourself are so challenging. You find yourself just unable to do the
same gay shit you've been doing. You feel like you've got to do
performance art or die (or something like that, just a total reversal
of your ideas about art) just because you are considering the place
where your art is.

Two articles I would recommend are:

"The Function of the Studio" by Daniel Buren &
"Looking Around: Where We Are, Where We Could Be" by Lucy Lippard

Some ideas from Lucy Lippard's article are:

"It may be that new art forms are to be found in buried social
energies not yet recognized as art."

and

"Public art is accessible work of any kind that cares about,
challenges, involves, and consults the audience for or with whom it
is made, respecting community and environment."

Here's some stuff taken right from my course syllabus:

What is a public place?
How do we encounter ourselves and others in public places?
Who is the public for art?
Where is the place for art?
How can art encounter the public?
Where is our public, our place?
What can our presence in this place reveal about our existence in our
other places?
Who are we in this place or in another?
What baggage have we brought to this place?
Are we really experiencing this place or are we always only seeing
that which we already know.

I dont know if this is the sort of stuff you were looking for. But
since you brought up the notion of community and art I thought I'd go
all the way.

Personally, some ideas that I've had about integrating henna into the
community where I live have been to get some of the women migrant
workers together and henna them. I speak no Spanish at all, but
somehow I think they would really like the artform, and it might help
to bridge the gap between "whites" and the "other" in my small,
agricultural Florida town.

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that's a GOOD thing Lisa G. 17:10:41 7/13/2001 (0)
Re: artists thinking big thoughts, and that's a GOOD thing Maureen 19:05:29 7/12/2001 (0)

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: Hey Maureen! You're hardcore, man! It's really difficult to : integrate your art into the community (this is the soon to be BFA : graduate talkin' here). Some artists struggle for years to figure : this out. It starts out by simply studying the place where you want : to do art. : : The class I took while I was in Paris was ALL about this, and it : drove me crazy, because some of the questions you start to ask : yourself are so challenging. You find yourself just unable to do the : same gay shit you've been doing. You feel like you've got to do : performance art or die (or something like that, just a total reversal : of your ideas about art) just because you are considering the place : where your art is. : : Two articles I would recommend are: : : "The Function of the Studio" by Daniel Buren & : "Looking Around: Where We Are, Where We Could Be" by Lucy Lippard : : Some ideas from Lucy Lippard's article are: : : "It may be that new art forms are to be found in buried social : energies not yet recognized as art." : : and : : "Public art is accessible work of any kind that cares about, : challenges, involves, and consults the audience for or with whom it : is made, respecting community and environment." : : Here's some stuff taken right from my course syllabus: : : What is a public place? : How do we encounter ourselves and others in public places? : Who is the public for art? : Where is the place for art? : How can art encounter the public? : Where is our public, our place? : What can our presence in this place reveal about our existence in our : other places? : Who are we in this place or in another? : What baggage have we brought to this place? : Are we really experiencing this place or are we always only seeing : that which we already know. : : I dont know if this is the sort of stuff you were looking for. But : since you brought up the notion of community and art I thought I'd go : all the way. : : Personally, some ideas that I've had about integrating henna into the : community where I live have been to get some of the women migrant : workers together and henna them. I speak no Spanish at all, but : somehow I think they would really like the artform, and it might help : to bridge the gap between "whites" and the "other" in my small, : agricultural Florida town.
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