Watched an episode of Art: 21 today that had to do with the overall theme of identiy and self-exploration. Through each of the four artists, you could tell that the work they were creating was obviouslt emotionaly attached to them because of their personal identification within the world.
Bruce Nauman
"You have to kinda not watch anything, so you can be aware of everything."
I think a lot of his work is very personal in the fact that he uses his other passions and incorperates them into his studio and installation work. like his ranching and farming. Here's some of his work I find really interesting....
Kerry James Marshall
Marshall is an African America contemporary artist. his most recognized works are paintings (images below) that he likes to create by incorperating the structural format and ideas of classical paintings. he uses BLACK figures to symbolize what he calls an emblem of power. He wants to carry on older and lesser known subjects and artistic ideals so they dont just go away with the times...
Maya Lin
Her work is really interesting to me because a lot of it isnt the typical "peice of artowork." She likes to work with naturally occuring phenomenons. She creates interesting landscapes in very original ways. heres a few examples...
Louise Bourgeois
"I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands."
"All we have to open the past are the five senses... And memory."
Bourgeois creates very interesting sculptures, and in the episode of Art: 21 she talked alot about her hand scluptures. (one example shown below). Her sculptures show different ideals in her life like her feminist ideas. Check it out :)
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