9th, ppp sculpture, installation, and concept art, bim2, 2011

Sculpture or Installation?

Lygia Pape (Brazil)

Jesus Rafael Soto (Venezuela)

Jose Bedia (Cuba)

Cildo Meireles (Brazil)

Maria Fernanda Cardoso (Colombia)

Doris Salcedo (Colombia)

Rachael Whiteread (England)

Edgar Degas (France)

Jose Bedia (Cuba)

Lygia Pape (Brazil)

Fernando Botero (Colombia)

Lygia Pape (Brazil)

Edgar Negret (Colombia)

Nam June Pike (Korea/USA)

Fernando Botero (Colombia)

Ernesto Neto (Brazil)

Auguste Rodin (France)

Edgar Degas (France)

Nam June Pike (Korea/USA)

Auguste Rodin (France)

Differences

SCULPTURE• Form, 3-D object• Seen from around• Aesthetic purpose • Entretainment• Carved, or sculpted• Positive and negative

forms

INSTALLATION• Space• Interactive• It has an intention• Conceptual• Many times spectator moves through it• Transforms the

perception of space

Concept Art and Installation

Concept Art

• Conceptual art is art in which the concept or ideas involved in the work are more important than the traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Born in the 1960’s.

“In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.” -Sol LeWitt

Origins of Installation

• Its origins come from Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made in the 1970’s.

Types of Installation

• Space Installation• Video Installation• Interactive Installation• Sound Installation • Human Performance Installation• Virtual Reality Installation

9th, ppp sculpture, installation, and concept art, bim2, 2011

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