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18 comments:
um, did we see this piece in class? i didn't see it. i dont feel like i can leave any comment about the piece itself.
Quinn,
that's fair comment. I take that. Since the ephemeral nature of performance/demonstration/presentation was important.
Hiroshi
i agree
Here is a note about this work by Brittanie as she wrote to me in the email that she sent me the images.
"The candles were the last project. As i said, it is inspired by the olafur Eliason show, which forces viewers to see the world through the creative mind of the artist. The medium is candle wax on paper. And the title is "a Natural Point of Departure"
Just one more thing for Brittanie who couldn't make it to the class. A way to resolve the situation like this is that you can ask someone else to present this work. In a way, this work needs no control of the artist's touch other than the initial setting up. Thus, it could be anyone perhaps to set up and it does not change the result. In that framework of idea, you could have your friend come and announce the idea from you and let it lit and left till it finished its process of drawing. In that way, the work proves the idea of natural potential of art works that goes beyond artist's intention to control. If the demonstration by someone else(Brittanie's friend) happened, it even proves its intention. I know that she had reason to not being able to come to the class, but the situation could have been resolved with dignity and artistically. You guys are artists, and you guys need to tackle things like this with open frame of mind, if you define how the work can be made, also the presentation can be situated by the artist's intention. Things are as open as what it seeks to be.
So, the work would have been shared with the class in a real time.
what everyone else said
yep agreed
My complaint with the documentation is the break in format of the last photo, while the birds-eye view shows the puddle really well, I think I’d rather watch the candle melt away from ground level…this would also better evoke the time-based element of this piece…for better or for worse.
-Brenden
I don't think it matters what view is shown... I think it is a beautiful idea, but like Quinn said it is a bit hard to view it through photography alone, it looses beauty
I agree - watching a candle burn and drip is quite different from seeing a photo of one in the process. Other than what's already been said - I liked the choice of candle. It seemed like it would have been really nice to watch the white drips transition into colored ones, etc.
yes, I'm going to agree with what everyone has said thus far. Having the candle in class really would have changed this piece for me, it would have had a presence. Instead, I just feel like these are photos of a candle (a beautiful candle, nonetheless). I think what kind of candle it is also extremely important, I do like that different colored waxes are presented throughout the melting, I just wish we could have experienced this slow revealing in real time.
they are beautiful photos however it hard to comment on a work I haven't seen. I would love to see candles burning, drips of wax, smells of candles and etc. Just with photos, it limits me to think beyond beautiful photos.
for this piece it's essential to see the actual act of dripping, and the drawing the results from it. i'd rather see a video documentation if we aren't physically there to see it.
seeing photos of performances are always far more static.
can we have the artist comment?
Again, I think that this is a simple and elegant piece. While the documentation may not be the best way to experience it, I think they give enough information for us to see what was going on. But of course, in person is better, especially to see the artist's interaction.
yea i agree, it would have been nice to see some documentation showing the melting process better and or see it in person. however, from what is shown it looks like this work had some beautiful qualities to it
I understand and agree with the comments that I should have been in class, or at least had it presented on my behalf, so that everyone could experience it. I do think it is unfair to say that "the situation could have been resolved with dignity," as I had every intention of being there to present it, and it is a bit harsh to assume otherwise. As I was leaving for class, I became very sick, so please know I did not plan to turn in the project this way. In fact, because I was unable to be there, the piece became about something more personal.
These past four months, I have felt very much like this candle, melting away in different ways. I haven't been around because I have been very sick, and very weak. Like the force that transforms this piece, I cannot control the what has been destroying me. The burning candle reflects the weakness and instability in my own life, and the absence of the performance can be understood to reflect my own.
I am sorry I could not be there. I will try my best in commenting on the rest of the class, but obviously it will be from a different perspective. Thank you for your insight.
It's hard to comment on this without seeing the actual piece, i would agree with Brenden about the presentation though.
This piece is both beautiful in its aesthetic and in its poetic meaning. although i was not there to see the performance, the photos are strong.
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