Irreverent Art World Standardized Test
Below is a test I came up with, mostly for my own amusement.
Let me know what you think of it in the comments below, or make suggestions for new questions!
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Jay Gidwitz
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Conceptual Art
New images: the “Rachel’s Knife” series
These images were produced through and from the installation project “Rachel’s Knife,” which I created with David Harrington. We created the installation by using chance operations to choose objects to get from the free stuff section on Craig’s List.
After acquiring a room full of stuff the next stage was to decide what to do [...]
Blue Room Show
Two more pieces are going up in a show at the Blue Room at Brown University.
“Dark River” and “Dream Logic” are going to be in it.
Below: “Dream Logic”
Below: “Dark River”
Big thanks to Caroline Washington.
“Unpack This!”
Ann Kidder’s “Unpack This!” art show was a wild success! Metropolis played great music, I’m currently working on my second collaboration with David Harrington, who is in Metropolis.
“Abstract Surrealism,” and “First Lake” were in the show.
Above: “First Lake”
Above: “Abstract Surrealism”
Motion Graphics: An Unmasking
Motion Graphics: an unmasking
“Lost in a labyrinth of theory”
I unearthed a great 2005 article by Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones. The article called “Lost in a labyrinth of theory” had some great gems.
Among my favorites were:
Art today likes to think of itself as very, very clever. I understand the insecurity, but it does little for the work.
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Well, I have a debating point - [...]
Dali’s use of language in “On Modern Art”
Dali uses a number of techniques frequently throughout On modern art, to achieve his surrealistic style and tone. Some of these are (1) surrealist logic, (2) metaphor, and (3) paradox and reversal.
In his surrealist logic, his reasoning does not logically lead from one point to another, it just leaps from premise to assertion, or from [...]
