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Installation Art:. The who, what, when, where, why, and how. Installation Art: Essential questions. What is it? How is it viewed? Who makes it? When did it first appear? Where can you find it? Why is it important?. Installation Art: What is it?. Focuses on space
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Installation Art: The who, what, when, where, why, and how
Installation Art:Essential questions What is it? How is it viewed? Who makes it? When did it first appear? Where can you find it? Why is it important?
Installation Art:What is it? • Focuses on space • Made for a particular place (site-specific) • Dictated by the environment • Usually 3-D • Multi-sensory • Interactive (activated by the participant) • Unconventional materials (most times) • Has a message
Installation Art:How is it viewed? • In most cases, a person can walk around it, through it, above, and / or below it • You may also be able to look around it, through it, above, and / or below it • Natural light, created lighting, dark • Sounds • Smells • Touch (in SOME cases), temperature
Installation Art:Who makes it? • Dale Chihuly (glass) • Christo & Jeanne-Claude (fabric) • Yayoi Kusama (vinyl, mirrors, performance) • Allan McCollum (collections) • Mario Merz (neon, metal) • CaiGuoQiang (explosives, vehicles, china) • Do-Ho Suh (fabric, plastic) • James Turrell (light, optical illusion) • Rachel Whiteread (casting)
Installation Art:When did it first appear? • 1970s • Marcel Duchamp’s “ready-mades” • Allan Kaprow’s “happenings” • Performance Art • Conceptual Art • Post-Modernist How is installation art different than sculpture? Kaprow staged “happenings” – the art was activated by the participants. For this happening, participants had to use their body heat to melt the blocks of ice. He called the installation “Fluid.”
Installation Art:Where can you find it? • Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburgh • many other museums and galleries • public places • here?
Installation Art:Why is it important? • You tell me.
An installation is more about how you experience or perceive the message as opposed to a 3-D object placed for you to view alone. You become a part of installation art.
What if I said to you: “You can turn my classroom into an installation – with a few exceptions.” Where would you start? Would you think about the environment? Would you need to measure or plan? Would you think about the materials you need?
