Mayumi Roller |
Project 1: Process |
Process - a series of actions that lead to some sort of end; a succession of changes Everything created undergoes some sort of process. Whether this process is evident in an artwork or not, a process was still undertaken to achieve that final outcome. Some people think of Michelangelo's 'David' when they hear the word 'sculpture.' And although Michelangelo's process in creating the 'David' may have been a very tedious one and requited an extreme amount of effort and a vast amount of work, the processes that Michelangelo took are not readily apparent when viewing his work. Process art does not just focus on the end, it encompasses the series of actions that lead to that end, the succession of changes that occur in the creation of the artwork. Process art is about a creative journey, not just a final product, and it emphasizes change and transience. Process art is art where you can sense how the artwork was made by just looking at it. You can feel the actions that were done to create it, whether it is licking, biting, washing, glueing, nailing, dragging, dreaming, burning, or stacking. The action that was performed becomes real through the artwork. Process effects the total meaning of an artwork because it gives the viewer the background of how the artwork was made, and it enables the viewer to grasp at deeper, more intimate meanings that the artwork may embody. Some process artists, like Janine Antoni, create art that is very intimate and personal. So through her work we can learn something about her as a person. And we can see how she expresses her ideas and thoughts, and see the combination of those with the materials she uses. Seeing Michelangelo's 'David' is purely aesthetically pleasing. A viewer may marvel at Michelangelo's perfected skill and wonder how in the world he could create such a perfect and flawless sculpture such as that, but even a sculpture as amazing as the 'David' does not offer the same qualities as does a process artwork. Viewers are engaged by process in the artwork and in a sense undergo a process in the viewing of the artwork themselves in trying to understand how that artist created the artwork. |
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