Thursday, January 26, 2023

5+ Artist Assignment




1-Who were the 5 +artists you choses videos about?

Alex Da Corte: 57 Varieties | Art21 "Extended Play"

William Kentridge: Pain & Sympathy | Art21 "Extended Play"


Joan Jonas: Drawings | Art21 "Extended Play"


Adam Milner Takes Care of the Details | Art21 "New York Close Up"


Rose Salane’s Lost & Found | Art21 "New York Close Up"

2-What were 5+ of the themes the artists addressed about making work?

The ethics of using someone else’s pain for artistic expression


The sentiment of objects and the unknown personal history lost items hold


Working against the stigmatization of collecting trinkets and other various household items that can mean something to a person


Using iconic pop culture characters that are generally misunderstood and creating an art piece that uses humor and surrealism and delves into the uncanny valley with costumes and prosthetics.


Being raw with illustrations by fastly scribbling multiple things

3-What were 5+ challenges the artists faced in making their work?

The process being long with trial and errors


Finding resources


Finding inspiration


Large production (57 varieties)


Finding no data when tracing back lost objects to the source (Lost & Found)

4-What were 5+ inspirations you drew from the artists?

They weren't too hung up on being entirely original, all of them based their work on something from someone else


They didn't seem affected by skepticism and negative reception


They weren't afraid of leaving the box and doing things that are typically looked down by other (ex. collecting)


Creating a lot even if not all of it lands


Having fun with your work

5-What were 5+ things you would like to Incorporate into your own work after watching these videos?

To be free and let the process take over, not getting hung up on one piece


Being detail oriented and incorporating meaningful small things in a piece


Try to experiment more and get out of my comfort zone


Not to care so much if something doesn’t look right the first time


Using more neons and bright colors



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