1-Who are the 5 artists you chose?
The five artists I choose are Cao Fei, Sarah Sze, Jordan Casteel, Zanele Muholi, and Tanya Aguinilga.
2-What were the themes the artists addressed about making work?
The common themes these artists addressed about making work was representation, being apart of a community, what will you leave the world when you are gone, and what are you passing the world to? And representation of the LGBTI, people of the border in Mexico, and people who are not visible in a day to day basis. It was also discussed about democratic spaces such as the subways, online games, and your surroundings on a daily basis.
Cao Fei- Discussed about how her work is Democratic in her perspective and spoke about the places she was working in. Regardless of a need to say but she discussed how surroundings and background are so important in an art piece. As people care about the polished product and the value it holds. And prior to that discussed about cosplay and how people enters a whole different world once they do.
Sarah Sze- She worked on a Subway project for ten years and as she is discussing about her progress and process she gets into detail about how a Subway is a Democratic space and the perspectives she was trying to obtain within her work based on the people. And this was influenced by the Russian Constructivists and the Italian Futrists and showed an image of it as she was obtaining a one point perspective inspired by the work. One of her work was displayed closely and it is titled: "Sarah Sze, Blueprint for a landscape 2017, Porcelain tile", which was amazing to look at and gain her perspective.
Jordan Casteel- Casteel would do art pieces on people who would not be typically noticed on a daily basis (basically unseen and unheard off). She would stop them and ask them for either a photo or would paint them (Mostly both). Regardless we got to see her perspectives and how she has come to placing these people into her piece which comes with a lot of re-living the moment, feeling the first time meeting people, and re-engaging with the surrounding world overall. And you can see that displayed onto her work.
Zanele Muholi- Muholi projects consist of representation of young African transgender woman into her art work and pieces. As she would have photos taken of them and have them represented in exhibitions so then we can have more representation of woman, as for histories we been having representation of cis gendered woman. Muholi would have the participants go to the galleries with her so then they can speak up for themselves and speak their truth and story. And that way the participants can also see what happens to the photographs. As her goal is to give voices to transgender woman and that they are humans like everybody else.
Tanya Aguinilga- Aguinilga has dedicated her work to the people of the border in Mexico, as it is about visibly representing people and the experiences she personally has with the border (as she perceives it as death that separates families). She speaks about how they get smacked with the reality of the border and grinds pieces of the wall so she can create projects of horrible things that people feel physically and emotionally in the borders to represent the pain they carry. And the pieces she created is meant to be broken, as it represents the weight of the border, emotionally and physically. Then she takes photos and represent the items she wore that broke and the pictures in gallery, in hope of people can sympathize and have empathy. As she always worries ever since she gave birth to her son about the world she will leave behind for him. So she looks at the world now with more empathy and care for her community. As she looks as the fence as something to reclaim and she thought this way after meeting Micheal Schnorr who is her mentor. She ends up creating a project that 10,000 people got involved in titled Border Quipu. This project is meant to represent the people inside the border and inside the project. She carries the weight of having an impact and creating a difference to leave behind the world.
3-What were the challenges the artists faced in making their work?
Tanya Aguinilga- The emotional aspect of the project and the emotional toll it may take on her as she relives not only her experiences but others.
Zanele Muholi- Having transgender woman voices be heard and have them communicate for themselves in the exhibitions.
Jordan Casteel- As a young African American woman to demonstrate her art work in a space that is primarily run by White men. And along with that convey the history of our country and the complicity of it, as she says "With access comes responsibility", as the weight is on her shoulders.
Sarah Sze- Creating a perspective where people see it even going down the escalator and having them enter a whole new world.
Cao Fei- Designing a new world for those to live on and have her work perceived as democratic (as she likes it to be perceived).
4-What were the inspirations you drew from the artists?
The inspirations I drew from the artists is to be apart of something bigger, speak about things that matter into my pieces and convey something so that when I am left behind that I made an impact to the world I walk on.
5-What were the things you would like to incorporate into your own work after watching these videos?
Some of the things I would like to incorporate into my own work after watching these videos is about what is happening to Palestine using Graphic Design so then people can understand and have awareness (as I know people are aware but don't know the real weight of what's happening as I am in contact with families from GAZA).
Being apart of my community and speaking about what is currently is happening revolving America at this current moment (with immigration services ripping families apart). And convey the emotional toll on it with art.
And maybe creating new perspectives for people using design so then I can be apart of something bigger even if that takes awhile.
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