Christian Andersson's style of work is known to be very sophisticated. The surface of his art is expresses with a strikingly elegant way of execution, where his sculptural and installatory elements contain an aesthetic environment that provokes a seductive visual finish. He has mastered in integrating light and shadows, and surfaces such as mute, transparent, reflective, and fluorescent, this often serves in highlighting a theme that has been central through out art history.

"In the corner of the room a piece of space is enclosed behind a group of film-/photo-studio lights. The space holds what resembles a frozen moment in time; A brick seems to float in the air after bursting its way out from the wall. A hole is gaping in the wall behind the brick and debris are fixed in the air in front of it. The piece becomes a distant yet present collapse of structures. Maybe the structure of the wall is about to fall apart, and we’re watching the ignition spark of that very convergence. We also experience two different time modes colliding; Our real time is confronted with a still, or a motion too slow to follow.

1:1 borrows its language from a mix between classic museum dioramas used to mimic scenes from nature or history, and recent digital effects where the visual reality is further bent by presenting “impossible” pannings and split time lapses.

The brick and the splinters are painted styrofoam models suspended in invisible strings, often used by magicians to create “levitating” objects in card tricks, etc. The back wall with the hole is constructed using wood, plasterboard and styrofoam."


http://www.christianandersson.net/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Andersson

proposal

My performance consisted of writing down an emotion and sharing it with your partner by performing your partners emotion. It took place outside where the performers stepped 15 feet back and express their partners written emotion. I feel that this performance was successful and I liked the outcome I received from the Victor and Vicki. It allowed them to express what there partner was feeling or thinking 1 min prior to swapping the sheets of emotions. They seemed have fun and performed it as I expected.

Directions
1. Write an emotion on piece of paper
2. Fold up the sheet of paper
3. Go outside
4. Give your paper to your partner
5. Both you and your partner step back 15 steps
6. Open up the note and make that emotion
7. Performance is over when you both can see each other emotions

In response to Vicks performance I was not really clear on the concept of the performance. After the third time he explained the directions I realized that the simplicity of is was made it hard to comprehend. I had fun with ducking and clapping while not touching the wall. The idea did seem to be more creative then the actual performance.

The performance I performed from Vickies proposal had a much different concept than Vicks. The partners interacted with each other more creating a more emotional and authentic performance rather than just taking directions. I had to create a rhythm while doing crunches with my partner. It was fun new and a i had fun with exploring a different way to create a rhythm.

Fluxus

Fluxus is a network of artists, composers, and designers that blend different artistic media and disciplines in the 1960s. The media the artists use consit of visual art, music, literature, urban planning, architecture, and design. The word Fluxus originated from Latin which means "to flow". Fluxus was loosely organized by Maciunas. The community that was formed from this art period was small but formed into a global network of artists and composers who already where working artists before Maciunas met them.

Fluxus encouraged the "do it yourself method" where the artists preferred to work with any materials available. They either created there own work or collaborated with their colleagues. The fluxus style valued simplicity over complexity. Fluxus is similar to the earlier movement of Dada. Fluxux emphasized the concept of anti-art and took bigger risks of focusing over the seriousness of modern art just like Dada. Fluxus artists used their minimal performances to highlight their perceived connection with everyday objects. Fluxus art was usually presented in events which was defined as "the smallest unit of a situation. The events consisted of a minimal instruction allowing the event to be open to accidents and other sporadic outcomes.

There are four key factors that define the majority of the Fluxus work. First off Fluxus is an attitude where it does not stand as a movement or style. It is intermedia, the creators like to see what happens when they use different medias to intersect the piece. They use everyday objects that are found consisting of sounds, images, and texts to create a new combination of objects, sounds, and texts. The work is simple, the art is small, the performance is brief and the text is short. It is fun and humorous.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus

Playing with Behaviors of Everyday Laife

The performance that I experienced today was very interesting and exciting. I enjoyed this fun creative activity. My partner and I both responded the same way, a little confused but open to the idea. When Leslie made a face in her mirror I copied that face as best as possible as we both walked apart. By the time we got so far apart that we could barely see each other in our mirrors I was deeply interested. The fact that i was making eye contact with someone so far away from the point of view of standing 30ft away facing back to back looking in a mirror from behind, was fascinating. We both laughed at the fact we where performing such a new "out of the box" assignment. I did not know what to expect in this project since it was so new to me. I only expected the sensation of having fun. Although I did think the activity would last a bit longer.

The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even

From 1915 to 1923 Duchamp worked on creating The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even very carefully throughout the years. The piece was executed on two planes of glass using materials of lead foil, fuss wire, and dust. Duchamp made lots of notes and studies and complex theories about how the piece works. He published the notes and studies as The Green Box. The notes describe his piece depicting the "Bride", thats found in the upper panel, and her nine "Bachelors" found in a gathering in the lower panel around lots of mechanical devices having erratic encounters. The Bride is very mechanical looking like shadings of geometric forms. She is connected to her halo with a cloudy form stretching across the top. There is a chocolate grinder that contains three drum- like forms around a circular platform with three small legs that are supporting her structure. " The Large Glass is a picture of the unseen forces that shape human erotic activity- the realm of ego, desires, and other mysteries"(Stafford). Duchamp calls the boundary between the bride and her Bachelors "the garment of the bride" which might refer to her clothing but also to the boundary of her body. The Glider introduces chances where the bachelors slide back and forth between them and the Bride. The Scissors that are powered by two huge blades are for threatening the Eyewitnesses. Duchamps art is not simply interpreted considering the notes and diagrams he made for his project as a guidebook actually complicates it more. He describes elements that were not in the final version and don't seem to exist.

I appreciate the creativity, brilliance, and dedication that went into this piece. I find the piece so interesting that makes me find me find the artist more interesting. Yes the piece is complex and deep but that only reflects the artist mind which is now more interesting to me. I think anyone has the capacity of inventing a creative process like Duchamp you just have to have the patience and a really good since of realty to get abstract minded. It got the recognition because it was purely original and and complex. Duchamps piece can be looked at in several different ways, as for me I see this only being a visual interpretation of the human nature.

Pattern, repeated

Floor tiles, wall coverings, fabric prints and general ornaments all have one thing in common. They all seem to have patterns. These patterns range from simple, to complex.

Floor tiles are very simple patterns. They come mostly in a rectangular or square pattern but can be found in all sorts of colors. Fabric prints are more design like and can have extravagant patterns that tend to make me dizzy. Wall coverings range from all sorts of patterns. It can be modern, realistic, or abstract patterns that may consist of a composition or just design. General Ornaments is a design like print that can be very decorative. You can find this print on all sorts of items such as jewelry, ornaments, chandeliers and more. It can range from just a mark to a composition.

All of the patterns formed in the tiles, coverings, prints, and ornaments are consistent. They are repeated across their form, which is used for decoration in some manner. I seem to like the fabric prints out of the types. The prints on the fabric are more design like modern and funky. They seem to be newer and can be used for more up to date things.

A classic puzzle from Gestalt

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Value

Creating the scale allowed me to be structured and accurate. I had make sure my colors were not gradient and keep the scale looking constant. I went from dark to light in a curved shape. Making the drawing had more excitement to it. I liked how you were able to create your own composition. This piece was more interesting and fun because you were able to put more creativity into to it.

Lines, Shapes, and String Activity

The lines activity was a creative new project for me to do. I liked creating the four pages of continues line from a straight line to organic. The project aloud an amount of freedom that allowed you to use your creativity. It was basic and yet you could make it as complex as you wanted. I began drawing my lines without thinking. The moment I started my line I aloud the movement in my arms and hand lead the direction of my line. When putting all the pages together the outcome looked different considering in turned into one piece rather than four. I liked the outcome but if I were to do it again I would do it differently because I would want something new.

The string activity was new and exciting. Getting to string up your entire classroom for fun was something I never have done before. I like the way it allowed the students to work together and the idea that we where doing something complex. The outcome looked overwhelming and chaotic. Just like the line project I did not think or plane the outcome I allowed my motions to control what my outcome would be. This allows a more surprising unpredictable ending. I liked how the project was huge and brought out an emotion of extremeness. It was a light and fun activity that had a rewarding outcome.

Line>Shape

Which of the images a, b, c, or d are lines? A and B

Which of the images are a, b, c, or d are shapes? C and D

What makes a line? Line is a continuous stable mark that is endless. A line can be in all forms of distance.

What makes a Shape? A shape is a solid form that is a contained object. It is a complete definite form.

Stillness and Movement

This piece of art work has lots of straight lines. These lines are drawn with a straight edge from graphite. It looks like a plan for a building or house. The lines are in the background going diagonal, vertical, horizontal with two grids located in the middle. On top of the precise neat lines is an explosion of movement going in all different directions that covers the middle area of the art work. There are random darker streaks of swirls scattered across the piece. The art work is manly black, grey, white, with a little orange.

This work reflects two sides to the artist. First it shows he or she is precise and organized when drawing out the individual lines. The chaotic explosion on top of the lines shows lots of movement. The artist put in lots of movement and stillness into his work to give off two extreme emotions. This creates a even more intense emotion when combined, almost bipolar like.

The energetic area of the piece has nice value where there is more contrast. This gives the picture more depth and intensity. I like this piece because there are two emotions pulled out of me which are completely opposite and yet compatible. I like that it is extreme with out the use of colors. I think the artist wanted an intense outcome but yet he wanted it to be simple by only using two motions, stillness and movement.