Marina and Uwe Laysiepen (Ulay) were the most influential artistic couple of all time. Exploring ideas such as gender identity, individualism, and physical endurance. Many of their performances pushed the boundaries of performance art, bringing in a new and exciting way of art, which isn’t exactly common.
Marina and Ulay’s relationship was based on love for each other as well as love for art and the concept of it
The art they made together was powerful and passionate. They started out in 1976 after they met at an exhibition; they combined their mutual philosophies into their artwork mainly and most importantly focusing on individualism and the combination of it with the boundaries of the body. They created a third identity, which consisted on merging both Marina and Ulay, in
which they dressed and looked the same creating some performances
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The relationship Marina and Ulay had ended in a very artistic way as well, with “The lovers: Great wall walk”. Where they each started at opposite ends of the Great Wall of China and walked towards each other until they met in the middle to say good-bye and go on their separate ways.
The aftermath of the breakup wasn’t a good one for Marina nor Ulay, she gave up doing artwork for a while and later when she started performing again it was in a deeper way than before, she started with higher awareness and meditation type of performances such as “The artist is present”, “Luminosity” and others, whereas Ulay changed his scene completely and went back to doing photography as he did before Marina.
When putting the relationship of these two artist in perspective it is clear that it was beneficial for both of them in the artistic view of things, but it proves that the amount of pressure put on them by the public performances they both endured was too much to last
* Explain ways in which the artist has become the subject of the work. What issues does this raise about the, role of the artist, Subject
The entire show was wonderful, the title, “The Story Continues”, was a perfect fit. Both artists distributed their eye for art, making each of their art works appealing to the eye, having to reach out and send a message. Every painting feed off one another with meaning. The theme seemed to be earth, nature, and how everything played a part in the circle of life. Comparing to each other. The exhibit includes oil canvases, acrylic, mixed media, found objects, frames, pigmented papers, and steel frame.
Since the beginning of time, artists have labored extensively to find innovative ways to convey sentiment, passion, and feeling. Telling stories and trying to unlock the minds of people through different avenues of artistic labors. Art touches and affects people in unique ways; it can have special or unusual meaning on the person depending on how one views it. Artists’ rendering of their art is interpreted in numerous ways by others who view it unless it is explained by the artist on its meaning giving a clear example of what they are portraying. Two people looking at the same painting, sculpture, portrait, or photo may come to different views on the arts meaning even though they are looking
This was evidently appreciated by the audience as it permitted them to understand the background of the piece better. Correspondingly, being that there wasn’t a conductor, the body language was interesting to watch, as the performers organized and timed themselves accordingly. I found that the passion in the duo was more prominent than in past concerts. You could see this reflect on the audience as after the end of every piece, the audience couldn’t help but burst into applause as the passion and exhilaration built up till the very end of the pieces. Moreover, the pieces that where performed felt more intriguing using a wider range of music styles, from jazz to classical waltz. Therefore, the pieces ranged in dynamics, tone and mood evoking many more moods and
Students through the process of art appreciation will build connections through the exploration of textures, lines, colour and shape when describing, analysing, interpreting and judging the artworks before them (3 chosen images). They are asked to describe what they see, the artist’s use of colour, lines, shapes and texture. They then move onto analysing; what catches their eye, is the composition balanced and do the paintings look flat or do they have depth. The discussion then progresses onto interpretation where students are able to express what type of emotion they feel when looking at the pictures, perhaps the kind of sounds they might hear if they could step into it, and why they think the artist chose this particular subject to paint and what may have inspired the artist.
While Marina was a teen, she spent a lot of time going to auditions, which all turned out to be unsuccessful. She had chances to perform in The Lion King, and be in a boy band, but she ended up falling ill so she ultimately could not audition for either. Her stage name, “Marina and the Diamonds” was created in 2005. Diamandis did not have any band members, so she came to the conclusion that “Diamonds” stood for her fans. Marina released her first song “Mermaid vs. Sailor”, which she self-produced. “Obsessions” was the second song she released, on the fourteenth of February, 2009. That December, she was ranked second on the Sound of 2010, just behind Ellie Goulding.
In my opinion, I think that Vladek is most at fault for the strain relationship they have. I say this because in many of the scene Vladek was either insulting Art or undermining the ideas that he had and Art as a person; Competing with him making Art feel low. In book one chapter 5, Art tells his girlfriend that when he was younger, Vladek made Art help him around the house. To show of how handy he was and make Art feel like what every he did was wrong. Art then goes on to say that this was one of the reason he become an artist because he would not have to compete with his father to see who is the better artist.
Art itself is a symbol of both freedom and failure. In her attempt to become an artist, Edna reaches the zenith of her awakening. She begins to truly understand pure art as a means of self-expression as well as self-assertion. In a similar way, Mlle. Reisz sees the path to
Two women from two different backgrounds have so much in common yet they are so different. One grew up in Houston, Texas while the other grew up in Saint Michael, Barbados. Even though these two women have had very different up bringing the one thing they have in common is their great voices. These two women’s background, musical style, and other career ventures make them both two of the best female artist in their field.
This essay will compare and contrast the work of two sculptors who use the human form as a basis of their artwork. The first sculpture “Apollo and Daphne” by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created in 1622 and portrays a Romanian story. Where as “Two Women” by Ron Mueck is a hyper realistic sculpture made by an Australian contemporary artist.
I have never given the use of land much thought. I imagine, before civilization there was really nothing besides wilderness. Now things have changed drastically. The establishment of colonies has fostered the creation of distinct buildings purposed to serve different functions. From commercial purposes to something as simple and as essential as shelter, these buildings have been created to accommodate a targeted group of individuals, for not everybody has access to all of these services. There has been an ongoing discourse of whether the use of land is determined chronologically, culturally, or perhaps by some other factor. Of course, this varies from city to city. When comparing Region V of Ostia to the city of Marina in California it is quite captivating how although very different a modern place like Marina is very similar to an ancient one like Ostia when it comes to the distribution of space. Such similarities may have to do with a shared culture, that of warfare.
Abramovic’s performances can be read as feminist works, even though she has expressed that she “was not particularly concerning herself with ‘womens’ issues” (Richards, 2010:19). This could be due to her upbringing in Yugoslavia, where as a Communist country, there is less gender inequality than that which is experienced by many women in the Western world (Richards, 2010:19). Also, as a woman, Abramovic was given the freedom to perform pieces such as her Rhythm series, as she was seen as less of a threat than other artists in the 1970’s (Richards, 2010:2). This is problematic in itself, as it shows that as a female artist, Abramovic was not expected to create much of an impact on the political world, perhaps suggesting that even in a country where women have more gender equality with men, they are still subjected to the ideologies that women belong in the private sphere, whereas men are thought to belong in the public sphere, meaning that they are taken more seriously in political issues and are thought to have more influence in these.
I think that the end result is truthfulness. Every artist must be sincere and truthful if he wants to be a great and true artist over and over again art is predictable to request and bond with human being feelings. Art can awaken aesthetic or ethical feelings. The amount of skillfulness that the artist has will influence over the capability they have so they can to generate an emotional response and by this means make available new insights. Art tends to smooth the progress of spontaneous slightly than coherent thoughtfulness, and frequently it is knowingly shaped with this purpose. Art calculatedly serves no other function. As a result of this forward motion, works of art are hard to pin down, refractive to attempts at arrangement, for the reason that they can be respected in more than one way, and are often vulnerable to many dissimilar interpretations. Even art that to every appearance depicts a commonplace proceedings or items may encourage manifestation upon prominent themes. Conventionally, the uppermost achievements of art make obvious a high intensity of ability or fluency within a medium. This characteristic might be considered a point of contention, since many contemporary artists (particularly, theoretical artists) do not themselves produce the moving parts they envisage, or do not even produce the labor in a straight, affectionate wisdom. Art has a capacity of transforming: predominantly confers
Rest Energy (Fig.5) is a four-minute video that shows the trust Marina puts into her work. Marina has an arrow that is pointed directly at her heart. Marina then leans back bringing the bow with her. Ulay, a former lover and collaborator, leans backward, pulling the arrow back causing the tension to rise between the two. It’s her trust in Ulay that slows this piece to happen. A few years after this piece, the two performance artists decide to go their own way and for one final piece, they each walk in opposite directions on the Great Wall of China. This became their last piece together entitled The Lovers. Ulay then decided to pay Marina an unexpected visit at her 2010 piece The Artist is
The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist. Art seems to be simply, a direct, visual reflection of the artist’s life. Therefore, one can assume that an artist’s life experiences and beliefs directly influence their art. If we look at examples from different periods of art we will be able to see the connection between the artist and the art.