Michael Landy Lecture
Yesterday the 1st of April the university had a visiting artist called Micheal Landy who is known for such works as, Breakdown, Scraphead Services and Closing Down Sale. Now he is not an artist that particularly links with my work or ideas as far as i am aware but i found him interesting. Some things he said made sense to me and so i feel that in a way i can use what he said to chalenge my practise just a little more. Before further a do, i will just post some points here of some things that sparked my attention in the talk.
1. Be aware of the space you are in.
as a viewer and as an artist? I maybe need to pay more attention to my surroundings
2. Take apart and put back together the materials
How will this change my work if i did it? chunky knitted piece could be interesting being unravled.
3. Value- What things are invisible? What things are precious? Possession, ownership.
Linking back to Grayson Perry, the idea of craft being precious. Maybe art has a loss of human potential. Does my work do so or does the craft keep that potential?
4. Gallery spaces can be useful but can also be restraining.
I have felt like my studio space is suffocating my mind abit and so i am definetly trying out the white installation space for video work. Hopefully the slight change in environment will create beautiful things.
5. A weed is a plant out of place, deemed to have a lesser value and is seen as a nuisance. Weeds have their attributes. Acts of kindness are among us but not concentrated on. Like a weed that is overlooked and forgotten.
I feel i can link this to all kinds of testing on animals and also cruel acts set upon humans. It can be overlooked and forgotten becuase of the consumerist world we live in. However one act of kindness, of humanity can make a big difference to societies and the world.
