I found that this article was incredibly useful in the understanding of the background of the artwork and the artist. In this case the artwork was a very personal replication of an important element of the artists life, of which in this case the viewer can empathise with, as no home is perfect. It is interesting that the house is built not to scale, yet not as a miniature, it is as if the artist is lingering between the architects’ model – which in this case it relates to the artists' father – and the actual article being the house that the artists father realised. Mackenzie also mentions that the house was demolished [page 85] which gives the replication all the more emphasis as the replication is now a representation of a period in time that has lapsed.
In the last paragraph Mackenzie makes a comment about the Venice Biennale being a “world stage” and “far from a healthy place for art” due to the pressure on artists. [page 87] This is very interesting to me, having just finished reviewing Art & Globalisation, because in the art-world Biennale’s have played major role in the transformation into a globalised society. I think that Biennale’s are a great way to show the world what different countries have to offer, but I have to agree with Mackenzie and ask how does the pressure of an international stage influence an artists, art-making? Or is this pressure exactly what an artist of the 21st century needs because today’s society is incredibly fast passed and can in fact handle it?
No comments:
Post a Comment