Artist Influences for 100 Objects
Robert Rasuchenberg & Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman and Robert Rauschenberg are two artists that have heavily influenced the conceptual art scene. Nauman emerged in the art scene a decade later then Rauschenberg but has been recognized and shown in the same exhibitions over the years. Both artists intent stems from the same idea or question that once confronted by Duchamp, "What is art?" This idea or concept sparks numerous other questions that both Rauschenberg and Nauman continuously push in their works. Since I can remember, I have always been inspired by Rauschenberg's use of material and view on everyday objects. This idea of seeing beauty in the everyday inspires me to take a deeper look at what we deal with every day on a physical and metaphysical level. Nauman's work inspires me with his use of words, symbols, and objects. He uses our preconceived notions and associations to create meaning for the viewer. These two artists inspire me to question the art object, as well as delve deeper into understanding how an intervention can be successful and how words can change and influence when creating and implementing a concept.
Artist Influences for Just One Change
Vanessa Beecroft
Artist Influences for Time
Oliver Herring & Hannah Wilke
Oliver Herring
Oliver Herring and Hannah Wilke are considered both video artists as well as performance artists among many other things. Wilke passed away in 1993. Herring is alive and creating to this day. Wilke gained recognition with her piece S.O.S.-Stratification Object Series in the mid 70s. Herring has more recently been recognized in the art world; his work gaining recognition around the early 90s. These two artists influence me for different reasons but both hold some basic similarities that I pulled from in my own piece inspired by 'time'. Both of these artists use their own figure in their work. Not only do they use themselves as the subject but they abstract themselves within the pieces that they create. They manipulate the way the viewer sees them with external objects, mediums, etc. They create a situation in which the viewer sees more than just the figure but it creates a space that allows more questions to be asked. Overall Herring's use of stop animation initially inspired my ideas concerning the prompt on 'time'.