Project 1: Process
ANALYSIS

Process art is an art, which may yield the strangest and most bizarre forms of art yet. As it is so rightly named, process art is all about the process, whether it be wrapping, tying, nailing or binding, the end product is not the main focus.
The artist's goal is to let the viewer into his or her emotional state through the overall process of the work. The motions and repetitions in the act of creating a masterpiece are the main objective rather than the quality and recognizable material in the finished product.

Some piece of art such as the great masterpieces are more focused on how realistic the end product is. In some cases, the emphasis is on how the viewer cannot see the brush strokes or sculpting marks. Some examples would be Chuck Close's earlier works. His goal was to make his portraits seem as realistic as possible. The viewer cannot see his brush strokes or any indication of his actual process, but are simply engaged with the result.

http://www.hasd.us/557493624144016/lib/557493624144016/Chuck_Close_1.jpg

Unlike other types of art, the focus of process art is on the creation of the art form, which includes the emotions as well as the intent. All process art has meaning behind it.

----------

For example, Janine Antoni created molds of her head out of chocolate and soap and then eroded them by licking and washing. The acts of licking and washing reflect the normal uses for the materials. The head symbolizes the artist herself and she carries out these actions with the mindset that she was doing the action directly to herself.

By washing and licking the molds, the distinct features of the artist’s face eroded and became almost deformed in appearance. This process created the intrigue of finding out the process that it took to achieve such results.

Shock and wonder is often what process art achieves. The process usually takes a long time and tedious amounts of work. It is the artist’s goal to show this in the finished product, to really understand the thought and care that went into said art form.