Answers to the Questions!

Here are the answers to the questions below as promised!:

1. Bill Viola’s work The Sleep for Reason is of course an odd and unique piece which symbolises many things both to the audience as well as to the artist himself. The use of time in this work is quite extraordinary and bounces between slow paced time frames to face paced moving pictures and animals and such. The sound is supposed to create a very loud and condescending tone on the audience when the video is fast paced however when the video is slow and shows the TV with the man sleeping, it’s a silent and almost even an eerie sound that is produced. What might this suggest?There seemed to be no technical issues and the possible interpretation of this could be sleeping and the title gives it all away. The title says The Sleep for Reason which should not be confused with reason to sleep. Sleeping happens for a reason and the reason is to strike up inspiration or ideas for people to think about the next day. If sleep didn’t exist where would imagination come from and how would people be able to achieve great and greater things in life.
2. The painting looks like its telling of a raft that has been swept to sea and people are suffering and holding on to each other due to the misery that has taken over them. People of different races are on the raft but they all seem to accept each other in this time of grief. From this i gather that Viola called his work The Raft due to the similar concept of people helping each other and holding each other in time of suffering or grief. People are trying to wave for help, some are lying down injured, some may be dead, others are clasping on to each other and this is a mirror image of what Viola had for his work, the body and facial expressions are the same if not they have minor differences.
3. This statement is true due to the many that put their perspectives in it. To Viola works do come out of boredom and crisis due to his life experiences. Viola as a six year-old child nearly drowned and this comes into play with some of his works incorporating water as well as suffering. The reason this statement is again true is due to other artists that within their own lives have experienced something that later on in their lives felt like they needed to express in some way or form.Thanks for reading and leave a comment below!

Bill Viola

In Class yesterday we were given a task to complete that required me and my classmates to research and answer questions about Bill Viola. For those who don't know who Viola is, he is a man that creates 4-D works and displays them in architectural area's such as churches and galleries for different audience views and perspectives. Many of his works are odd although they have hidden depth and meaning to every individual who ponders on meaning to works. Viola never has a meaning to works but gives certain suggestions to people within his works that allow for deeper study between audience and work filling the meaning less gap with ideas and questions and own interpretations of meaning of the work. Anyways, here are the questions, the answers will be on the next post:
1.Write a panel of wall text for a work by Viola. Refer to the artists use of time, pacing, sound, technical issues and possible interpretations.
2.Go to the website of the Louvre Museum and search for The raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault. What is it about? Does it tell a story? What is it? Why do you think Viola called his video work The Raft? What areas of similarity can you see between the two works? Consider subject matter and meaning as well as physical similarities such as body language.
3.Viola says that 'Creativity comes out of two things: boredom and crisis'. Discuss.
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New Art Assessment!

I should have mentioned this a few days ago was sidetracked by certain events occurring such as study for my science exam and work for all my subjects at school. But now is the perfect time since I have more to talk about. My class and I were given a task to create a 4-D work that conveys the topic the artist and their world. I had many ideas to  start off with and then soon came to develop mini ideas from the bigger ideas. The idea that I have now decided to go with is one that involves me as the artist and many my life as the art world which is simple enough, however I aim to get much more out of this. The concept of my work will be where inspiration comes from and how it comes to affect the artist when they create their own styles. Not only will it be the where factor but it will also be a when factor. It could come in the morning, the middle of the day, the afternoon, in bed, whenever. I personally feel that this will be a strong subject to talk about and will require much depth as well as filming around the school and my home. Once the video is created I will of course post it online and leave a link in a future blog for it.

For those of you who don't know what a 4-D work is in art, it is a film with sound!

I have already started filming and it doesn't look good so far as it is only the starting product. The finished product is what I am looking forward to as it will be the best. I have filmed me at my own home, getting on certain transport and i will not reveal anymore details but it will soon manifest into a great art form.
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Should Artworks Last Forever (Again)

In a previous blog a discussion was struck about whether artworks should last forever or not. The opinion on that was leaning towards the question being answered as no, they shouldn't last forever. Valid points were discussed but there are also reasons that go with the question. Points can be made that suggest positive outcomes in letting artworks last forever. Some points include profit, legacy and leisurely enjoyment.

Old artworks gains large economic value and therefore have a large reason for being kept forever. This value is also impacted upon whether the artist of the work has passed away or not. Money is what makes these artworks desirable as well as why they are kept alive. Legacy is a large factor because it is more of the artists decision whether he wants a legacy to be made on earth or if they don't want a legacy but just to be recognised as an artist that pleases his audience and does not look for a legacy. They would of course be making profit while they are dead and for that reason and there would be no point as to why they would do that  be making a profitable legacy. An artist that is recognised as one that pleases their audience like Banksy, a street artist that illegally does street painting or Miso and Ghost Patrol.They please the audience with their forms of art and each have their own styles and meanings. An artist that wants an artwork to last forever for his audiences and their pleasure has a different purpose however and tends to care about the reactions they get from their audiences as a way to explore different methods and ways in which they can implement the things that the audience liked into their next artworks.

These points prove that it is valid to let artworks last forever but also not for physical gain but mental gain which is gaining a new message about society or anything at all that might catch peoples attention, whether it be an individual or a large group.

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The Artist and Their World

What does an artist have to do to achieve something that catches the eyes of the world and enables them to see what the artist sees? That question breaks through in the subject of the artist and the world around them. What this means is what the artist looks at by the world being their main influence and subject matter or more the basis of their chosen matter. The world doesn't necessarily have to be the subject but has to be an influence in the way that the artist completes their own work and their experiences that led to that. Some artists stick to what the audience around them view while others might express their own personal feelings in them to make a point about something that strikes interest into the hearts and minds of certain individuals and/or groups.

Examples of an artist and their world is Alberto Giacometti. After having to suffer through the horrors of world war 2 a depression of a sort settled on his world and he depicts it in his sculptures and works. The people are thin, fragile and almost deteriorating on the outside but the deeper message that comes from his world also shows that they deteriorate on the inside as well.

This subject of matter is very deep and adds much meaning to everything because it also creates questioning of the art world. Where did the artist get the inspiration to create that piece? Why did the artist use these materials and why did he use them in that way? What was the meaning behind that certain piece of work? These questions create areas of study that relate back to the artist and their world.

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Should Artworks Last Forever?.......

Art works are defined by the artist and the audience, which leaves much room for error and criticism by them. Messages can come across in different ways also depending on the way it is displayed and conveyed through artists and artworks. My opinions varied for the fact that I like artworks but there is no reason for them to last other than money and uniqueness. Anyone can put pen on paper but also no one can create a mona lisa out of the blue. People have different opinions on things as well which fall between the points saying that artworks and creations like the mona lisa or anything along those lines should really last for as long as they need to. Nature has to take its toll on things including paintings and artworks and at some point people have to let go of these artificial objects and move on to newer things.

Does a great book live on? Does a great movie stay the greatest of all time? No. Something better always comes along to replace it and it makes things more interesting. If there was no money involvement in the matter I don't doubt for one second that people would be willing to throw away the Mona Lisa and replace it with something from Johnny Romeo. If only it wasn't for money. Money is a form of corruption that doesn't let us see beyond our actions. What is the Mona Lisa worth? $780 Million just for some paint on canvas. A toddler could accidentaly put paint on canvas and create a billion dollar masterpiece! It sounds that easy at least. My opinion however falls on lines on whether  people find value within things like this. Whether it has a deep meannig engraved in it for all people to see. So that we may be shown something that could change the world. Mona Lisa, worth millions, is just a pretty face on a canvas.

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Evaluation Questions

Self evaluation questions given to me by my teacher, after my projects completion, really helped me think about future improvement on any project expecially my major work for the HSC. But what these questions also made me realise after completing them was not how well I had done but how badly i had done. I needed to put the effort in after realising that the level that my work was on at the current pace was not going to get me anywhere and made me open up my eyes. What I realised was that i should do more documentation through pictures as well as put more dates on everything i do as reference for future needs. Also more research had to be done before hand meaning i had to look for more flower designs and make more flowers faster which meant building the project from the very beginning of the topic. 

But regardless of the negative impacts these had on my work, the positive impacts still came through in the end. I created a wonderful boquet of flowers each and everyone created by yours truly and snipets of documentation came in the end with testing of different works i could implement as well as concepts for my work.
Thank You !!

Eric Joisel

Eric Joisel was an origami artist, master of the world of origami. He was born into the world on November 15 1956, and was an inspiration to me as a student and individual. He had excellent sense of artistic influence over me and I found his works quite intriguing and creative. His style was something that I wanted to use for my project. Even though the matrerials he uses were initially goin to differ, I still used him as inspiration for what I coud use to create a project, origami. He created many models of origami including large animals, human characters in poses and funny positions and many more which have come to my attention would have taken a great deal of time to create and gave me inspiration. He also began drawing and sculpting when he was 17 years of age which reminded me of myself.




These amazing works all contributed to the success of him being able to encapture me and make me smile at the wondorous things people can create!