Artist Post #6
October 11, 2010
Bruce Nauman
Background:
Beginning with a degree in mathematics, Bruce Nauman quickly went back to school for a degree in art. He worked as an assistant and then began teaching at the San Fransisco Art Institute. Nauman's work tends to be presented in a playful and mischievous way. In most of his work, he explores the power of language and uses text to send a message to the viewer. He started out with exhibitions at Nick Wilder's galleries in New York and Los Angeles and made it to the Whitney Museum in 1972.
Relation:
I see a huge connection between Nauman's work and the direction my project is going lately. Nauman sometimes uses sculpture, sometimes photography, and sometimes video to present the concepts he cares about. His many pieces all take different directions, but a certain portion of his work (the many neon pieces in particular) are interesting to me because of their use of text. Nauman's work explores the use of language and communication as my project does. Although I am spreading one message, and he spreads many, the concept is similar. I am so enthralled with the many directions I can take this project in, recently, all of which involve using text and imagery together to spread a message. Nauman embodies this theory in much of his work. He frequently uses only one word, or one phrase in repetition to portray what he would like to say. This work is inspiring to me.
Quotes:
"If you're an amateur artist, you can get it sometimes and not other times and you can't tell and you can't always do it over again. And the part about being a professional artist is that you can tell and you can do it over again, even if you can't say how you got there exactly. You've done it enough and you know how to get there."
"...Part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes."
Source:
"Setting a Good Corner." Art:21. Bruce Nauman Interview and Videos. PBS, 2010. Web. 10 Oct 2010.
Links:
Gallery Rep
Another Gallery Rep
Interview
Site
Bruce Nauman
Background: Beginning with a degree in mathematics, Bruce Nauman quickly went back to school for a degree in art. He worked as an assistant and then began teaching at the San Fransisco Art Institute. Nauman's work tends to be presented in a playful and mischievous way. In most of his work, he explores the power of language and uses text to send a message to the viewer. He started out with exhibitions at Nick Wilder's galleries in New York and Los Angeles and made it to the Whitney Museum in 1972.
Relation:
I see a huge connection between Nauman's work and the direction my project is going lately. Nauman sometimes uses sculpture, sometimes photography, and sometimes video to present the concepts he cares about. His many pieces all take different directions, but a certain portion of his work (the many neon pieces in particular) are interesting to me because of their use of text. Nauman's work explores the use of language and communication as my project does. Although I am spreading one message, and he spreads many, the concept is similar. I am so enthralled with the many directions I can take this project in, recently, all of which involve using text and imagery together to spread a message. Nauman embodies this theory in much of his work. He frequently uses only one word, or one phrase in repetition to portray what he would like to say. This work is inspiring to me.
Quotes:
"If you're an amateur artist, you can get it sometimes and not other times and you can't tell and you can't always do it over again. And the part about being a professional artist is that you can tell and you can do it over again, even if you can't say how you got there exactly. You've done it enough and you know how to get there."
"...Part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes."
Source:
"Setting a Good Corner." Art:21. Bruce Nauman Interview and Videos. PBS, 2010. Web. 10 Oct 2010.
Gallery Rep
Another Gallery Rep
Interview
Site
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