Friday, May 8, 2009
Hassan's work at Anderson Gallery
So I went to Anderson gallery and saw the video piece, and.....I didn't like it, but I don't like any video installation art in general. I was talking to my dad about it, and he agreed he never has liked it either, and thats it kind of like performance art in that its just always bizarre and bad. He said to blame it on Picasso because he pushed painting so far, and now people feel they need to push other mediums that far, and I agree. But when Picasso pushed painting as far at it could go, it worked, and he is one of the greatest artists of all time. Unfortunately, pushing film past being a movie or a short film, just turns it into crap, and watching someone take out their jewelry and shave their face and head is not appealing art to me. I guess one positive thing is that the blur with all the different layers of heads was kind of cool.
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ReplyDeleteRaney, I'm going to have to push you on this one. Not to like my work, but rather to ask you to define what you mean by pushing film past a movie or a short film. What does this mean? Is that like saying that painting can only be Picasso and Klimt? Or that sculpture can only go as far as Brancusi and Duchamp? Can you push a movie to the bounds of what a movie is? Isn't a short film just a long film that isn't long enough. I realize that what you are describing is taste, but I only bring this up because you will run into people in this program that will challenge this notion you have with in the realm of photography. What is art to you? What are your guiding principles/values in regards to aesthetics? Regardless I appreciate you view on the mater.
ReplyDeleteHassan Pitts
(sorry I had to correct a mistake)