Performance and Multimedia Art

 

 Part I


CONCEPTUAL ART
Definition

Conceptual art, sometimes simply called conceptualism, is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. In other words, it is art in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one.

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Part II

 Today we will study conceptual art. You will be introduced to the work of Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta.
 

Please, see the information bellow and move the discussion forward by answering to  the given questions.



                                ANA MENDIETA




Hayward Gallery Exhibition Trailer: Ana Mendieta, Traces

 

Question 1

 

What elements used Mendieta in her work? Why is her work important?






Question 2

According to Howard Oransky what elements of Mendieta's life found their way into her work?


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LINK
Ana Mendieta: Archive of Women Artists
 
 

 

Question 3

After reading the introduction to Ana Mendieta's work, what would you say is the importance of Death of a Chicken (1972)?
 



Raquel Cecilia Mendieta on Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong

 

 

Question 4


In which way was Mendieta's work experimental?

 

Question 5

 

After watching these videos, why is Mendieta's art work considered conceptual?



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Part III


ACTIVITY

a) Students will go outdoors; somewhere near their house.
 
b) They will find a green spot, observe it and find an element that resonates with them. 
 
Individual Work
 
b) They will interact with the environment and photograph (or record) their interaction with the element.

Group Work
 
c) Students will create groups.
 
Each group will agree on using an element (within their individual chosen spot) and make an artistic proposition.
 
They will either record it or photograph it.
 
THEY POST THEIR WORK ON DISCUSSION BOARD.

 
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STUDENTS' WORK
 
TAL 324 - O
 
Artist: Fengchen
 
Touch With Nature
 
Artist: Jordan

  Overlooked
 
I took a picture next to a bush blowing in the wind. I think its unique because plants are living things like humans being blown around, pushed around, rained on and stepped on but are still expected to live, persevere and prosper. Even something as simply as shrubbery landscaped around buildings can be spat on and over looked. 
 
TAL  324 - G
 

Artists: Georgia Kambouras, Nicole Flores, Paulina Pages, Claire Rattan, Brianna Dyon 
 
Blind to Beauty
 
 Our piece is about how many people tend to ignore the beautiful nature around them, when it should be appreciated.  The bright green leaves sprouting out of the darkwood tree shows how if you're paying attention, there's always light coming out of the darkness.
 
 
Artists: Olivia Tanchel and Bella Palmeri
 
Love in the 305 

 This palm tree is very symbolic to Isabella and me. We are both from New Jersey and had mutual friends before school. In New Jersey, once it hits September the leaves get darker and the snow will shortly begin to fall. It is often freezing cold and not bearable to be outside. Bella and I are showing a heart near the palm tree because Miami is our happy place. The palm tree represents happiness in the warm weather as we both get sad in the cold!

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