In this project my position is the artist as the mediator between , technology and the social environment.
The conceptual investigation created in the collaboration between me and the partners in the art production, using their own artist techniques in a digital context, such as: drawing, painting, and acting .
The result is an artworks selection made with digital technologies as a tool- creating an artistically representation about 4 different nationalities researched in the London context. (Brazil, German, Italy and Shout Africa).
In the work is identified the concepts of identity, belonging, environment and language as an input for each artwork in the collaboration.
Adriano Casanova (Brazil): denying identity, belonging and environment.
'invisiveis,07', digital photography (painting?),
-SESC gallery, Janurary 2008, Curitiba, Brazil.
-Newspace Center for Photography, February, 2008 Portland, OR, USA
'immigrants objects', digital photography.
-'mostra catálogo 2ptos', December 2007, Pernambuco, Brazil.
from the series: "keywords", digital video
-'Wilson Rd gallery, Camberweel College of Arts, 2008, London, UK.
'looking for the 'non-space', digital video
'looking for the 'non-space II', digital video
'Portuguese and Magyarország ', digital drawing
Emma Thomas gallery, September, 2007, São Paulo, Brazil.
'rabiscos de caderno', digital drawing
- Lana Lasagna (South Africa): investigating identity
'offering', digital video - narrative - 3'05"
'writing', digital video - document - 6'02"
'big projection' - digital video, damage
- Francesco Beneamato (Italy): investigating environment
'park-city', digital video - looping - 0'37"
'city-park', digital video - narrative I - 0'34
'park-city', digital video - narrative II, notebook- 2'09"
'city-park-city', digital video - all footage, 18'07"
- Aline Der Assem (German): investigating belonging.
'my house is my castles', digital photography, drawing
29.1.08
28.1.08
www.thamesandhudson.com/digitalart
"Rather than being the sole 'creator' of a work of art, the artist often plays the role of a mediator or facilitator for audiences' interaction with and contribution to the artwork" (PAUL, Christiane. "Digital Art". 2003. Thames and Hudson Ltd, London. p21/22)
21.1.08
Socially Engaged Art, Critics and Discontents: An Interview with Claire Bishop
By Jennifer Roche
What criteria should we use to evaluate socially engaged art?
In socially engaged art, critic Claire Bishop believes the aesthetic is being sacrificed on the altar of social change.
click here to see the interview
What criteria should we use to evaluate socially engaged art?
In socially engaged art, critic Claire Bishop believes the aesthetic is being sacrificed on the altar of social change.
click here to see the interview
11.1.08
Joseph Beuys: social production in a contemporary and technological art context.
Can we produce social networks throw a contemporary artwork? And where are the limits for this kind of art productions?
Abstract:
This paper intent to analyze two of the most important works from the German artist Joseph Beuys, “I Like America and America likes me”, 1974; and “7000 oaks”, 1982 at Documenta VII Kassel, in a contemporary and technological context.
Throw the perspective of social environment and social networks the paper research how the contemporary art could be related to social issues? And how the technological environment can support the ‘art of engagement’ into the art history thinking art and science as tool?
Using the concept of ‘social sculpture’, created by Beuys, the idea of real social changing and art productions with digital technologies is the aim of this paper, translating these subjects into new media artworks and different art experiments.
The methods of the research is based in the production from the sixties/seventies and how the vanguard artists is using the social issues to create networks related to concept social body.
Creating a narrative with the Beuys’ works and what is produced today in an ecological, social and artistically environment the paper intent to answers contemporary issues and to introduce aspects of how the contemporary art is going to develop in the next century?
The paper compare the scientist research in an art production using references from articles and books and contemporary contents resourced in online art magazine and specialized websites.
Keywords: Joseph Beuys; technological and contemporary art; social sculpture; art of engagement, art and science.
*click here for download the paper.
Abstract:
This paper intent to analyze two of the most important works from the German artist Joseph Beuys, “I Like America and America likes me”, 1974; and “7000 oaks”, 1982 at Documenta VII Kassel, in a contemporary and technological context.
Throw the perspective of social environment and social networks the paper research how the contemporary art could be related to social issues? And how the technological environment can support the ‘art of engagement’ into the art history thinking art and science as tool?
Using the concept of ‘social sculpture’, created by Beuys, the idea of real social changing and art productions with digital technologies is the aim of this paper, translating these subjects into new media artworks and different art experiments.
The methods of the research is based in the production from the sixties/seventies and how the vanguard artists is using the social issues to create networks related to concept social body.
Creating a narrative with the Beuys’ works and what is produced today in an ecological, social and artistically environment the paper intent to answers contemporary issues and to introduce aspects of how the contemporary art is going to develop in the next century?
The paper compare the scientist research in an art production using references from articles and books and contemporary contents resourced in online art magazine and specialized websites.
Keywords: Joseph Beuys; technological and contemporary art; social sculpture; art of engagement, art and science.
*click here for download the paper.
"invisible Polaroids" exhibition - invisiveis,07
A picture from this project is being part of the group exhibition "invisible Polaroids " at the SESC gallery - Curitiba, Brazil, curated by Tom Lisboa.
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