Area's covered- Modernism and Post Modernism
I have little background knowledge into the history of art as for the past few years i have led a very physical course in art and design, therefore i am very intrigued to open a new door, finding new inspiration and leaning more history behind art.
Within the lecture i found the topic in which modernism can be argued as a state of mind rather than a period very interesting. It made me reflect to how artwork reflects a mood and how the environment you work in has a huge influence. I found it amusing how modernism was described as an 'umbrella term', as i had never heard of this saying before. I researched the meaning and found it covers a range of concepts under a common category. I could develop this metaphor into an ironic piece of artwork.
I took four A4 pages of notes which i think is abit too much as i was constantly writing instead of taking in the lecture and therefore over the next few lectures i will try and achieve a good balance.
Artists
Jeff Koons
I had briefly heard of the post modernism artist Jeff Koons but had not developed my research futher, whereas when i was shown the picture of 'Puppy" 1992 i was amazed by the huge scale and public display. His work was enlightening as he made the point that his work was simply a puppy...'no irony'.
Jeff Koons artwork caused controversy over if his artwork can be classed as his own die to the 120 man strong army which creates his work. Koons is also defying stereotypes as he is seen in a picture in his suit whilst in his studio with his workforce. He is a young and wealthy artist which is becoming alot more common in the modern era in comparison to the traditional belief artwork only sells after the artists death.
Below a photo of Jeff Koon's 'Puppy'
Barbara Hepworth
Modernist artist who creates mainly sculptures within an environment. I was not amazed by her work but was impressed with the scale and therefore decided to research into her. I found out that she has an open studio and gardens near Falmouth which i would love to go and visit in the future.
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