master pdf copy alex low res.pdf
Post on 14-Apr-2018
245 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
1/34
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
2/34
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
3/34
This body of work stands as acomparison between two differentaesthetic judgments: one handfocuses upon the beautifullyaesthetic nature of paintingand portrait photography, theother, a discomforting insightinto the harsh actuality of theprocess. This book presents apersonal conflict centered onthe sacrifice of identity. Thecomparisons between the realityof the performance and thefalsehood of aesthetic outcomesacts as a blurred metaphor of
an anxiety towards an over-saturated media culture and asan experience that reflects theinherently subjective nature ofperspective in contemporary art.
~For Nan~
alexander dodgson
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
4/34
# 1
2011
A play of colour
1-4
# 2
2012
The mark maker
5-6
# 3
2012
Aesthetic anxieties
7-8
# 4
2012
The consumer of
nothing
9-10
# 5
A testament to
witness
11-12
# 6
2011
I could never see
it coming
12-13
# 7
2011
The consumer of
something
14-15
# 8
2012
The experimentation
of an explanation
16-17
# 9
2012
Monitored areas
18-19
# 10
2012
Painted portraits20-21
# 11
2012
Painted portraits22-25
# 12
2013
Oh my
transgressions
26-27
# 13
2013
The artists body
28-29
# 14
2013
A self-abdiction
of Terms
30-31
# 15
2013
Never trust a
madman in a box
32-33
# 16
2013
The deception of
your perception
34-35
# 17
2013
Painted portraits36-37
# 18
2012
Painted portraits4
38-39
contents
# 19
2013
Painted portraits5
40-41
# 20
2012
Colour your minders
42-43
# 21
2013
Painted portraits6
44-45
# 22
2013
Post-operatic
representation
46-47
# 23
2013
The betrayal of
the self
48-49
# 24
2013
The matter of
the mind
50-51
# 25
2013
A need for
the other
52-56
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
5/34
Art is experience; the audience surrenderstheir passivity and becomes their ownmark-making tools.
A play of colour
1 2
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
6/34
3 4
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
7/34
The artist should understand the principlesof process; they make for a betterunderstanding of narratives and journeys.
5
The mark maker
6
A th ti i ti
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
8/34
7
Where do we find the artistic value in awork? Is it in the aesthetic outcome of thefinal piece or is it found in the processof creation?
Aesthetic anxieties
38
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
9/34
The notions of interaction,participation and performance haveremained vital, as methods ofexploration and experimentation.
9
The consumer of nothing
10
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
10/34
This work asks the viewer to considerthe power relationships between audienceand artist, who in this situation istruly in control?
11
A testament to witness
12
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
11/34
The juxtaposition of the passive anddefiant nature of this performance is anattempt to define what role the artistholds within society.
12
I could never seeit coming
13
The consumer of
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
12/34
In order torepresent aself-reflectiveexperience, theartist must taketime to step backand consider thecontexts andrelationships ofthe world aroundthem. Art making isconsistent failureafter failure theninstant successthen failure again.
14
something
15
Theexperimentation
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
13/34
In questioningour collectiveunderstanding ofartistic practiceand the valuableart object, webegin to see thebreakdown ofbarriers betweenhigh art andthe public.
16
experimentationof an explanation
17
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
14/34
In comparison to aesthetic anxieties,this work contrasts the nature of theartist through a physical representationof the boundaries (or lack of) between theprocess and the outcome.
18
Monitored areas
19
Painted portraits
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
15/34
20 21
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
16/34
Painted portraits
22 23
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
17/34
24
Painted portraits
25
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
18/34
By losing purpose, one can lead to certainmiss-understandings. This is a reaction todevelopment of an unwanted aesthetic andthe loss of the self.
Oh my transgressions
26 27
The artist must
The artists body
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
19/34
The artist mustsuspend his ownspecific purposein order torepresent the herossacrifice, by doingso, finding himselfon equal groundpolitically andinfluentially.
28 29
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
20/34
The combination of applied paint indexedthrough gesture and self-representationalmark making authenticate the process ofcreation and establish a transcendent signof presence highlighted by the artists body.
A self-abdication of terms
30 31
h i i
Never trust amadman in a box
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
21/34
The artist is nolonger confinedto limitations oftraditional mediumsand applicationof aesthetic is asecondary concern.Instead, the artistconsiders thesocial bonds ofcivilization andnavigates their ownpersonal trajectorythrough it.
32 33
The artist must demonstrate all the qualityof poetry, acting, writing and artwork in
The deception of your perception
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
22/34
g gso far as he is publically enacting thesurrender of his egotism, his isolation andhis supposed authorial autonomy.
34 35
Painted portraits
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
23/34
36 37
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
24/34
Painted portraits4
38 39
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
25/34
40 41
Painted portraits5
Situating aroundephemeralperformances with
Colour your minders
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
26/34
42 43
an alternativeagenda, therealm of humaninter-action, tohighlight theprominence ofissues in betweenthe social dynamic
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
27/34
44 45
Painted portraits6
This mirroredassortment ofobjects and the
Post-Operaticrepresentation
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
28/34
objects and thepaint stained bodywere used to createa stylizationof social formthat complimentsthe complexity,seriousness andconsequences ofartistic sacrifice.
46 47
These Artworksconsider theaudience as
The betrayal ofthe Self
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
29/34
an integralelement to itscreation, withoutparticipantsin this socialexperiment, thework would ceaseto function andtherefore becomeobsolete
48 49
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
30/34
The artist should not become an iconof his own making to be revered by aseparate and distant audience, where thecelebrity of art is more important thanthe product of thought surrounding it.
The matter of the mind
50 51
This paradoxical self-abdication into the masses has allowedthe artist room to directly control the audience at hisown will, giving them an equal stake in the creation of anartwork, by removing them from their passive and detachedposition as the viewer.
A Need for the Other
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
31/34
52 53
I used my body as a medium to challenge authorialideology and present the audience with innatepsychological dilemmas about their own experience ofan art event.
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
32/34
54 56
Photographers
Allesandro De Besi
pg 36-37
Joseph Mayers
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
33/34
Designer
Chris van Niekerk
Assistants
Kendle Topping
William Gasdby Peet
William Leeming
Katie Hoskin
p y
pg 1-4.
Declan Gerharty
pg 32, 33
Karen Rangley
pg 52,53.
Aknowledgements 3
Many thanks to all the tutorsand staffing at Leeds College ofArt for their help and patiencethroughout university.
-
7/30/2019 Master PDF copy Alex low res.pdf
34/34
top related