Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Post-Minimalism
- think of minimalism as an approach/position instead of a unified style
- approaching making art at a transitional period (high modernism & post modernism)
- Sol LeWitt (entirety of defining a cube) refusal to gloss over anything, impossible project
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| untitled (L-beams)- robert morris 1965, 8x8x2 ft originally plywood highlight absurdity of art making & romanticizing artist in studio highlight structure of exhibition by making things large that it's hard to walk around visually looks the same as the other minimal objects michael fried calls out as being theatrical, relies on viewer's interaction to garner meaning |
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| untitled (pink felt)- robert morris 1970 let it fall as it falls material defining the structure? playing the same game as nauman; taking out the mystery & romanticism; de-mystify |
- greenberg defined good art as a medium being what it is; he romanticized the artist
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| untitled (scatter piece)- robert morris 1968-69 drawing attention to/reinterprets the space pointing out the architecture/structures that make artwork visible intentionally annoying, are we supposed to walk through it? |
- dialectic: the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions; looking at the 2 extremes existing in same space- they need each other; contradiction in terms/existence
- artwork used to be seen in domestic setting but abstract work got larger & necessitated a new exhibition space w big, new, white walls
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| richard serra throwing molten lead for "splashing" piece 1968/1995 low boiling point so easily melted & thrown "pollack" expressionism |
product of ^:
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| gutter corner splash/night shift once cool, takes them down |
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| one ton prop (house of cards)- richard serra one ton of metal, balanced playing w minimalist cube 1969, 48x48x1 in uber masculine (material, weight, entirety of his practice, "ejaculation of material", claiming of space) |
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| verbalist list of ways to make art- richard serra different verbs |
- post minimalism opens back up the style/ways to make artwork; inclusive
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| wing- lynda benglis some kind of foam poured over wire meshed form built on site, large in scale, architectural |
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| ingeminate- eva hesse 1965 each balloon 56 cm |
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| hang-up- eva hesse |
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| accession 11- eva hesse strong internality metal coming out inside of cube metal but looks soft strong inside/outside playing w the idea of minimalist cube accession: a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artifacts- perhaps referring to adding yet another cube/square into"minimalism" |
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| asphalt rundown- robert smithson 1969, rome, italy exists in the earth contradiction in materiality |
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| spiral jetty- robert smithson great salt lake, utah 1970 existing in geological time, eventually erode away |
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| following- vito acconci randomly selected & followed individual passersby in New York City, followed until the person entered a building |
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| trademarks- vito acconci markmaking inherit to him (biting himself) |
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| transfixed- chris burden |
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| self portrait as fountain- bruce nauman 1966 |
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| from hand to mouth- bruce nauman 1967 literal |
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Sustainability, the Environment & Design
language:
green design
sustainable design
bio design
repurposing
biophilic design
green collar workers
green design
sustainable design
bio design
repurposing
biophilic design
green collar workers
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| green dollhouse to educate future generations on a green house |
- designer having impact on the environment
- 1974: worldwide energy crisis, EPA was created
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| 1970s |
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| 1988 products associated w a better impact on the environment |
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| looked at sustainability, green design, sustainable products & construction, responsible design & deconstruction, repurposing, ecological design |
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| repurposing car seats to make chairs |
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| 1990s, repurposing rags |
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| graduate project, inflatable chair XS (excess) chair |
- LEED certification program:
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| defined issues designers faced making environmental decisions a part of the design process |
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| warning designer to be wise about impact on environment victor papanek |
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| impact of global change |
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| 2008 green design has gone mainstream look at design by categories user friendly looks at pros & cons of products, planned obsolescence (products that wear out over time that require you to update/buy a new one) |
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| mcdonough & braumgart= experts products shouldn't just be recycled, we don't want a cycle, we wanna intervene & make it do good want ecologically intelligent design printed on synthetic biodegradable, paper that could be fully recycled, waterproof, durable meant to be given from person to person; treeless |
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| LEED (leadership in energy & environmental design) began in 1990s government sponsored, by U.S. green building council buildings are evaluated & approved, & get a rating in silver, gold, or platinum certification has to earn certification to verify that a building was designed/built using energy saving, water efficiency, low CO2 emission, high indoor environmental quality, responsible use of resources |
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| logo for U.S. green building council |
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| U.T. dallas student services building = first building in TX that got platinum lights automatically adjust depending on how much sunlight comes through |
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| mcmansions w no thought to energy consumption huge ecological footprint to keep up |
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| interventions that architects & designers are trying to do sweden, multifamily sustainable waterfront housing project 2001/2002 built on rehabilitated ground site (dump but cleaned out) |
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| solar power, solar heating, efficient facades & windows rain water harvesting, biological water treatments sustainable building materials sourced locally |
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| sustainable luxury home, house for the 1% orchid house, inspired by nature good idea but expensive design visually inspired by local plant & animal life, intended to blend in to environment |
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| at night idea is that it produces more energy than it consumes heated by geothermal heating but expensive not yet built |
- biophilic design: nature loving, integrating nature into the interior & exterior of buildings, ex. buildings w plants on walls
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| windmill farms interrupt migration patterns of flying creatures, require servicing, loud, confuse marine life but biggest problem: "not in my backyard" people don't want to see it |
repurposing examples:
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| biomimicry mimicked mushrooms taking ideas from nature |
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| NY fashion week eco couture what materials could we use to address the environment? |
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| ideas about what fashion could be addressing issues |
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| look at american car industry as major culprit on environment automotive killed electric car to keep america dependent on fuel |
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| look at environment as guiding principle |
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| 2012 MoMA full of examples of designers who are guided & concerned about environment |
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| lamp powered by fireflies attracted insects to use as energy source |
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| beauty is inherent (will follow) in sustainability green design doesn't have to be ugly |
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| julia lohmann, biodesigner often uses seaweed to create her objects of design uses or references biodegradable material artist in residence, created "department of seaweed" |
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| julia lohmann's lamp shade made of kelp |
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| mural inspired by organisms that inhabit our bodies made of petri dishes (close ups below) |
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| krown designers based in netherlands that investigate mushrooms & organic materials to reduce carbon footprint & use of materials created lamps out of mushrooms- eco-friendly alternative to wood & plastic; at the end of it's use, you can put it into your compost heap |
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