Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy was one of my favorite sculptors that we studied this semester. He is definitely one of the most unique ones out there as well. When we first started watching his video in class, I started to get a little bored but, then I saw his ice sculpture. It was totally amazing. Then I started to get more interested in the rest of his work. All the time and patients that goes into his work is just incredible. The thing he was doing with the sticks, I would never dream about trying. Kinda funny how he would still get a little pissed off when something fell or something like that. It just shows how dedicated he is to his work. He is inspiring to me because of his craftsmanship. Also his will to never give up and to be patient. Here are some ice sculptures and a picture of him:

Molotov Man Response

On the Rights of Molotov Man

This article is written about copyright laws. This article is also about context. Joy Garnett chose random photographs off the internet that captured “images of figures in extreme emotional or physical states.” She began her quest to replicate “riots” by creating a six-foot tall painting of a man throwing a flaming Molotov bottle. She later found out that her painting was a derivative of Susan Meiselas’ photograph of a Nicaraguan rebel. Due to copyright infringement, Joy was requested to pay fees and give credit to Susan any time she were to display or replicate the painting.

Due to the letter Joy had received, she requested help from bloggers on a website discussing copyright issues. The Molotov man was then taken by on-line users and altered slightly in many different ways creating a mockery of the copyright law; mirror images were made, sections were made, and even t-shirts were made. This occurrence was soon known as the “Joywar.” At the end of Joy’s section she gives a quote from a blogger, nmazca “Who owns the rights to this man’s struggle?” When you think about what happened according to Joy, the quote fits perfectly. Who owns the rights to the Molotov man’s struggle? Who owns any emotion? Is every emotion copyrightable?

Susan mostly describes the man in the photograph and the history surrounding what he was doing. She also describes how monumental this photograph became as a symbol to the people of Nicaragua. The Molotov man was used for a large amount of political propaganda, t-shirts and for religious affiliations. Susan also tells us who the actual Molotov man was, Pablo Arauz. She said that she was not using the copyright laws to own the emotion, but to preserve the context of the photo within history. She wanted to reserve the history surrounding it. Molotov man was not an “emblem of an abstract riot,” he was a symbol to an entire people and history.

Willow Socia (Extra Credit)

Everything that was ever Lost

This was another Art Gallery at the Good Damn Projects Exhibit in the Locker in the PAAW Building. I think that the exhibit works really well. At first I almost thought that it was too simple. It could have been how I was feeling that day. While going through the pictures today though, I think its pretty "Damn Good." Obviously that is why its in the locker. lol. Alright I probably could've left that out. Oh well, its already written. Anyways, The exhibit is pretty much a 2 layer graveyard inside of the locker. I guess, When I walked past it, my attention was not immediately grabbed. I had known about the locker this whole semester and it didn't quite pull me in the way the other 2 did. I think that along with the artists statement, its simplicity works very well. There is a lot of hard work on the craftsmanship and I can appreciate that.

Lists for Book Project

I have taken pictures of the End result. They are posted in the March tab on the right under Dead and Broken/Scars and How I got them.

Lynda Benglis

Lynda Benglis' art is pretty interesting. She is very comfortable with herself and expressing herself too. I like how she can make her sculptures into such creative shapes. I thought her piece; "Smile" was pretty funny. There are just so many ways of interpreting her art. I don't know exactly what her reasoning is for some of her wax sculptures are but, I think of some different ideas when I look at them. She definitely shows how hard she works on her projects. The chicken wire seems very difficult to use and was somewhat inspiring while I was working on my project "Life." Here are some pictures:

Vik Muniz

Wow! I was very surprised when I visited Vik's website. His work is pretty amazing. I've never seen anything like what he has done. You can really appreciate all the hard work and time he puts into his art. The work I was most impressed with was his work using garbage and "junk." Its just very crazy to see something so gross become so beautiful. I saved his site on my browser and will probably keep watch for new stuff that he does. Here are three of my favorite pieces that I saw on his web page:

I HATE JEFF KOONS

All right, I've grabbed your attention not much different from how Jeff grabs everyone else's attention. But hey, he is good at doing that. Otherwise, everyone else who works for him does his job. I don't really have a lot to say about him because I wasn't lying in my title. Here's some images, all oddly enough from the same collection: Made in Heaven