video response

These different artists all had their own unique styles and their works were very different from each other but what struck me the most was that no matter what, everything they did is art. Some work was conventional while other work was more radical but regardless, it is also considered to be art; there is no descrimination with art, which I consider to be a great thing.

Vija Celmins
Her work looks like pictures of the objects and images she has drawn. For example, this picture of the water could not look more realistic. It is my favorite piece of hers out of her work that I have viewed because of how realistic it is.
Her work includes oil paintings, charcoal, pencil drawing, and printmaking.


Elizabeth Murray
Elizabeth Murray is an American painter, printmaker and draughtsman. I found her work to be very unique but also very cool. In the video she talked about how painting is very physical because it involves squeezing the paint, mixing it, and physically moving your arm to paint. She used very intense colors.
What I found most interesting about her was how she wanted both "conflict" and "tension" in her work yet at the same time also wanted this "conflict" and "tension" to "live together."

Ann Hamilton
Ann Hamilton is a contemporary American artist known for her installations, textile art, and sculpturs.
What I found most interesting about her was not only the fact that she was the American representative to the Venice Biennale, but the work she presented there. She created a series of class and textured walls o address the topics of slavery and oppression in American society.

Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman is a contemporary American artist. It is difficult to define exactly what type of artist he is, but is work ranges from a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, video, drawing, printmaking and performance.
What I liked most about this artist was his attitude towards art: "accidents keep it real." Rather than stress over a mistake or accident, he not only accepts it, but he praises it as something that contributes to art.

Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney started as a sculptor, then did performance work, and is now a filmaker. He is both the producer and an actor in his films.
I found his work to be strange but interesting. The props used in his films were very intricate and real. What I found to be the coolest part was how he portrayed dead horses. Each one was different yet they all resembled the same thing: death.