Controversial Art

My analysis of how successful and how did this artwork affect the society and culture as its target

Despite the grotesque and shocking appearance of the creature, the boy shows no fear, or malice generally associated with other species, he is only calm and affectionate in the creature’s appearance. Pinccinini has described this work as a visual representation of empathy, “she looks different, but she is still beautiful.” The familial relationship shown in this sculpture emphasises our compassionate for this other-worldly creature, humanising her. Piccinini is endorsing the study of genetics with this work, there has been much debate about how far genetics can go in the future, how we will soon lose how humanity within our enhancement. This work is used to displace this fear, it is shouting through the loving posing, that no matter how far we go, we will always be fundamentally

Activists make their messages and movements known through art in order to express messages, validate identities, and to make struggles known, calling themselves ARTivists to show that there is an often undervalued intersection between the two. But before the coining of the term, activists have been creating art to advance themselves and their communities. ARTivists within the Chicano community have especially been creating art in order to validate and record their own experiences. ARTivism is crucial in today’s society and culture as it intersects art and politics in order to emphasize injustices that are deeply rooted within these structures. By decolonizing and deconstructing exploitive structures, ARTivists liberate the oppressed while creating a more socially conscious future by allowing the oppressed to create their own voice and tell their own stories.

I visited the Vancouver Art Gallery to view the contemporary art exhibition by Takashi Murakami titled, “The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg”. This show holds more than presenting more than fifty works spanning thirty years of the artist’s career. Upon entering the exhibition, I was greeted by one of Murakami’s more recently completed works – an incredibly large sculptural piece titled “Chakras Open and I Drown Under the Waterfall of Life”, which is a piece made in collaboration with graffiti artists Madsaki and Snipe. It is nearly 20 feet tall and made out of Styrofoam, water-based urethane, wood, iron, and acrylic paint. The layout of the first room directs viewers to climb stairs that lead to the second floor which holds the majority of Murakami’s exhibition, and this allows for a better, more open, view of the first sculptural piece from all angles as well as a view of the colourful designs on the walls leading

This piece was created during a time of political and social change. Increased political awareness and a focus on celebrity demanded art that was more

Seeing David Hockney speak about his book was very interesting to me. Watching him speak about his ideas opened up my mind and made me even consider different ideas. Hockney argues that it is very possible that many artists discover the type of techniques that he does. Hockney spoke of a very interesting topic. This would generally be a subject that wouldn't brought to my attention, but this discussion made me think of things in a totally different way.

Art most definitely should question the status quo. Art is a form of someone's expression on a particular issue, and our expression and beliefs on a issue is what makes us all individuals. We are all not the same so art shouldn't be either.

The sculpture is slightly larger than a real human would be. The the body and the clothing are very detailed. The face shows no emotion. The face is true to life, and the muscles are not shown since the arms have fallen off and the legs are covered by fabric. The body is in contrapposto and it is clothed. The woman is wearing a peplos. The upper half of the clothing covers the body, and the bottom clings to the body. The hair is short and

In Grandview Boulevard, completed in 1974 CE, the artist utilizes painterly brushstrokes. The shadows of the trees that are painted dark purple appear to have more painterly aspects than the rest of the composition. From far away, the painting seems smooth and sleek, but up close, the individual thick brushstrokes can be seen. The implied texture of the leaves in the painting is sturdy and prickly, and the texture of the yellowed grass appears to be dry and coarse, however, the actual texture of the painting itself is smooth. The artist also uses both curvilinear and geometric lines. In looking at the trees in the painting, they are composed of primarily geometric lines (excluding the leafy top) that run in a

Sayre the author says, “The Buddha is the most extensive collection of large-scale sculptures in the world and can be found an hour north of New York City in the lower Hudson Valley at Storm King Art Center (“A World of Art”). Zhang seems to like the traditional aspects of chinses culture, because he re-used an ash material form other artists, to create his own sculpture. The techniques he used to create the sculpture is casting, assemblage, and construction. Without using these three additive techniques of sculpting, the artwork wouldn’t have been fragile, and not overwhelming in size. The subject of the “three Legged-Buddha” is another conflict with the governmental rules and regulations, and it has drawn a lot of attention due to its strong message that it conveys. When I initially examined the art piece for the first time, it looked like a huge dismantled, three legged human figure. I thought it was a symbol for keeping your body in better shape over your mind. The most amazing part of the sculpture is how extremely large it is compared to the electrocution sculpture. After reading and interpreting the sculpture it struck me that it was made for ceremonial gathering, where incense placed and burned from inside of the sculpture, and pours out of the head. I think that the artist was trying to involve the visitors in his sculpture. Since Zhang Huan

Question 2: The catalog’s early release ignited the controversy because it without the exhibitions context. By releasing the catalog before the education materials were ready to be released. By releasing the catalog early people did not the true meanings behind the art exhibits. The community took the art exhibit the wrong way and found it very disrespectful.

This piece is simply a men’s urinal that the artist found to be art. This piece is a staple of twentieth century art. This piece was first produced in 1917. Marcel Duchamp submitted this piece of art to gallery to make a statement. At the time he was “testing the commitment of the new American Society to freedom of expression and its tolerance of new conceptions of art” (tate.org). Marcel Duchamp wanted to redefine what the world saw as art, but also what artists saw as art. He wanted to challenge what people defined as art. Duchamp actually chose “ a urinal in part because he thought it would have the least chance of being liked” (tate.org). I think Duchamp was trying to show that art is all around us, but also that art should not be taken too seriously. Sometimes people try to overcomplicate art and make it something that it is not, and I think that is something that Marcel Duchamp really wanted to portray this through this piece. Marcel Duchamp brought about the “questioning of the structures of belief and value associated with the concept of art” (tate.org). This piece brought was not only created in a different time period and out of different materials, but also its intention was nothing like any of the other four

I will be doing a creative project about political art with the intention of creating a portfolio which will capture the current state of American politics. I chose this topic because throughout the presidential election, I observed the way candidates and their supporters used visual images to to support their causes. When I participated in the Women’s March On Washington, I was blown away by the creative, funny, and powerful signs I saw. Throughout this year, I found that the one thing almost everyone in my life agrees on is that it was the we are living in an extremely polarized country and time. I want to take senior exploration as an opportunity to convey this intense political climate. I chose to use art, as opposed to writing or music, because I really enjoy it and do not think I will have the opportunity to do much art after high school.

In 1915 the concept of “readymade” art was introduced by Marcel Duchamp when he took an ordinary snow shovel and painted the title In advance of the broken arm. He had previously turned a wheel up-side down and attached it to a stool, creating a piece he called Bicycle wheel. This was also considered a “readymade.” A “readymade” by Duchamp is “an ordinary object elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.” Duchamp produced many of these “readymades,” but it his readymade entitled Fountain that we will be discussing here. Duchamp’s Fountain originated from a urinal that he with two other friends purchased from a plumber, took to his studio, and turned it on its backside. He painted the pseudonym “R. Mutt” on

Marcel Duchamp’s [1887-1968] influence on the modern art world is universally recognized. His legacy remains even today unparalleled; th