Saturday 9 April 2011

Week 5- Science and reason- Video art by Pipilotti Rist

1. Define the 17th century 'Scientific Revolution', and say how it changed European thought and world view.

The beginning of 17th centries "Scientific Revolution" was well known. But in this time period, it brought the way how Europeans think about it possitively and the natural world. physics, chemistry, biology and astronomy etc was the new ideos for them. From this points, the period of the environments and technologys are more developed and became more close to the mordern world view and thinking. nowdays people are keep finding new methods and new techologys for more developed futures.

2. Give examples of how we can we still see evidence of the 'Scientific Revolution' in the world today.

The 'Scientific Revolution' still enfluenced in these days in our lifes, as an examples, the math, chemistry, biology, physics and other subjests are influencing the our lifes today. Because these subjects are really need for the consruting the building, and other mechenical works. Therefore, we can use internets and computers and videos etc todays world.  Although this materials are began from 17th cetries 'Scientific Revolution'. So that we can still see a lot of evidencce of it.

3. From your research, do you think that the contemporary art world values art work
that uses new media/technology over traditional media?

In my opnion, new technology and new media is very useful for creating other art works. Because using both medias, people can createts lots of different art works by using different skill but with both medias.
These medias are very valuble for people who creates works. Also I think  the artises are able to make there won works by their creative thinkings.

4. How has Pipilotti Rist used new media/technology to enhance the audience's experience of her work.

The artist, Pipilotti Rist is different to the other artists. She normally uses the video works and to present the works she uses two walls with two projestors. On the fist wall she represents the angry feeling with little bit of violence act like breaking windows. And on the other wall she projected the soft feeling of ideas sucj as bright warm colour of flowers. Therefore we can see the main themes clearly from ther video works whisch are realated to sexuality, gender and humanism and others.

5. Comment on how the installation, sound and scale of 'Ever is Over All' (1997) could impact on the audience's experience of the work.

The work 'Ever is Over All' (1997) could impact on the audience as the big scales of the two walls by projecting the vieods. It shows the woman smashing the car windows. And the music(sound) makes audiences intenced and the breaking window sound make people bit nervious. And the installation is bit different to the others. Because she put the projectors one side and she put it one on the side and one on the front. so that it seems to be 3D. I think it is very impactful to the audience's experience of the work.

6. Comment on the notion of 'reason' within the content of the video. Is the woman's behaviour reasonable or unreasonable?

The artist uses two differnt feelings so I don't think there are notion of 'reason' within the content of the video of behaviour reasonable or unreasonable.

7. Comment on your 'reading' (understanding) of the work by discussion the aesthetic (look), experience and the ideologies (ideas, theories) of the work.

When I read the Pipilotti Rist's work, we need to think more deeply to understand her works. Because she has a creativity to give ideas to the viwers like me. In my opnion, she got a good start fo her work with goes bigger and more bigger.


7 comments:

  1. Her works generally last only a few minutes, and contained alterations in their colors, speed, and sound. those of many other conceptual artists, her colorful and musical works transmit a sense of happiness and simplicity.Rist's work is regarded as feminist by some art critics."Ever is Over All (1997)" shows in slow-motion a young woman walks along a city street, smashing the windows of parked cars with a large hammer in the shape of a tropical flower. At one point a police officer greets her. my opoin is that the girl is in her dream,and Comparing real and ideology.we get this idea due to the dream like affect of the moving images, colour and sound.

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  2. I think your right in saying we need to think more deeply into her work as it does have a deeper meaning hidden in. when watching the clip it really captures the audience through a combination of sound, colour, and the actions she is taking all three are very interesting and give off a dream like feel as it is a very unreal scene and her actions do not happen out on the streets in Auckland. The dream like scene she is showing makes me wonder what it is she dreams of or what message she wants to get accross is it simply a dream or is it something more deep like exploring the idea of feminism and a man dominated society? i personally believe it is something deeper then a simple dream

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  3. Its true that the scientific have brought the development of the natural world, there are more environment, technologies and thoughts, coming into our mind these years. I think your thoughts were correct because the artist Pipilotti Rist does lots of violence with kindness into her work, the example of angry feeling of breaking down the windows with bright warm flower’s color, have present her own style and show humanism. But to me I think that she also does some of the introduction of a work. Like one of her work show the ocean, inside the art work it contains elements inside ocean form the micro to something enormous. Therefore it’s like a work who introduces the ocean with explaining.

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  4. I strongly agree with you that the world has changed as it is getting more modern and people keep trying to invent the new method in order to make the perfect world.The work 'Ever is Over All' (1997) is very interesting work as there is two different wall or scence combining together as one.The music ,sounds ,colours and motions really makes me feel like it was real .The girl smashing the car looks rather aggressive ,but because of the expression on the face ,which looked so blithe with sunny smile and the beautiful scenary of the other wall ;makes me realised that it's just a dream. By looking at it ,is just like a story of a dream girl and there seems to be hidden story behind them.

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  5. I have understand her art work.when I read your writting about Pipilotti Rist's work.Truely agree with you "
    The artist uses two differnt feelings so I don't think there are notion of 'reason' within the content of the video of behaviour reasonable or unreasonable".

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  6. i agree with your opinion with new technology and how new media is very useful for creating other artworks. but personally myself im not a big fan of this type of style art work it don't really interest me as much i guess i find it pointless and boring, i don't see much talent in it as the fields of paintings or design i defiantly think it takes more skills then media/technology although it may have a long process within it. i mean who know media/technology could come very popular in the future .

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  7. I think, the Scientific Revolution related with Pipilotti Rist working because of most of her working is images with video. When I researched her working, I can easily found very intense colour that is from natural stuff (flowers). Personally, she really focuses on the colourful and musical working. Also, some of her concepts and ideas are generally based on issues that related to human body, sexuality, and gender. However, her working is too abstract to me because I couldn’t understand what she wants to say to viewers. Moreover, she usually used some images that is really feminine , pretty, and soft like a flower.

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