Thursday, May 6, 2010

Spirituality and Generosity

What does it mean to be spiritual?
What are the stereotypes associated with being a spiritual artist?
Who has replaced the church as the patron of great artists?
Are community art projects exploitative?
How  are community art projects maintained?

Monday, April 19, 2010

Criteria for art criticism.



Criteria for art criticism.

Is the work visually compelling?
What are the reactions of the viewers present?
Did the curator consider the relationship between the works adjacent to one another?
Was there a connection or an emotional response to the work?
Did the work break new ground or present it's content in a manner which challenged the viewer and held their attention?

Questions for identity and the body

What is the current state of feminism?
Who are the great female artists of our time?
How are feminism and the body related to identity?
How does globalism relate to identity?
Why are we able to relate to body art more readily than abstract or conceptual art?

Tony Oursler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aqIk_ynVak

Mike Kelly

Eva Hesse

Carolee Schneemann