Art 21 Reflection #2

Modern Art

1st Video:

       The first video was on a photographer, Laurie Simmons. She was a quiet person who was never really allowed to show her feelings. She learned though that she could show her feeling through her photography and movies.  Simmons made some movies using hand puppets. Although the puppets didn't have any emotion on their faces she made them have emotion and made it humorous as well. Laurie Simmons also made a short play using people dressed up as random objects. The point she wanted to make was being noticed and having a chance to shine.

2nd Video:

      The second video was of Lari Pittman who wanted his paintings/drawing to have a vague meaning. He wanted the viewer to be very critical and think what they wanted.  Pittman wanted his painting to be very dramatic and somewhat violent. He also wanted to show a life death cycle in his work. For me his art is too vague and hard to really understand. I thought his pictures were strange and way overwhelming, there was too much going on.

3rd Video:

      In the third video Judy Pfaff was talking about how she like to make her art and physical art. She like to use big, heavy duty tools to make her art, such as burning tools. She made big canvas "drawings" out of fire, paint, and metal. She like to wield metal and get her hands dirty. Pfaff made her art have emotion. She also made sculptress that were eccentric. She took this huge tree root and made a huge sculpture out of it. Her art was very interesting but I couldn't really see the point.

4th Video:

      The fourth video was of Pierre Huyghe. He wanted his art to create a world for people, bring out the emotion. When he filmed he used music to set the tone and shapes. He wanted to create a myth for people. He used puppets and humor. Huyghe like to use humor because he thought it was kind of like braking the rules. To me his art was creepy but in a way kind of natural.