Art 103

 

Worksheet 1- Chicago20 points

View the episode “Chicago from the Art21: Art in the 21st Century. Season 8 (16 September 2016). Web. https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s8/chicago/ (55:16 minutes). 

An important quote from artist Theaster Gates who is highlighted in the video:

It’s really become clear to me that when people believe in the place where they live, when they invest in the placed where they live, when we make the time to know our neighbors and our friends and we say “Thank you” to the world, beautiful and amazing things can happen.”  

Answer the questions below and submit your assignment to the course site online by11:59 PM on the due date.

1. Nick Cave: Artist Nick Cave remarked that he wants to use art as a “form of diplomacy,” as a way of changing how people relate to another. Select an example of artwork (sculpture, textile, performance) from the video and explain in your own words how he attempts to do this. Describe the example in detail and consider terms from class, such as art, aesthetics, objective and subjective reactions, and value in your response.

 

2. Chris Ware: When developing his comics, artist Chris Ware takes into consideration the visual structure of the page and the way viewers encounter the images, calling it a “psychological process” of reading the pictures. How is this evident in his work? Select an example from the video and explain in your own words how he attempts to do this. Describe the example in detail and consider terms from class, such as art, aesthetics, objective and subjective reactions, and value in your response.

 

3. Barbara Kasten: Artist photographer Barbara Kasten remarked that she is looking for “the uniqueness of what’s in the world and activating it with light.” How is this evident in her work? Select an example from the video and explain in your own words how she attempts to do this. Describe the example in detail and consider terms from class, such as art, aesthetics, objective and subjective reactions, and value in your response.

 

4. Theaster Gates: In the video, Gates remarked that “the Black church allowed me a space to dream, to imagine the probable, that the world is not a series of abandoned buildings, but a place ready to be restored.” Select an examples from the video and explain in your own words how he “restores” objects and in his work. Describe the example in detail and consider terms from class, such as art, aesthetics, objective and subjective reactions, and value in your response.