Throughlines:
1.) Artists can be a part of global communications about important and relevant issues through blogging and if your artwork is has individuality its easy to reach out to artists just like you
2.) Form is a vehicle through which content can be communicated because the way you put an artwork together, communicantes different meanings.
3.) If you make something with a context people can appriciate and take to heart you can say you made a difference in the world.
4.) In the past artists pushed the limits so that today almost anything can be considered art. A prime example would be the urinal we learned about and also our shelters.
5.) Sustainablity is connected to our shelter project because a couple of the groups actually made their shelters livable. Knowing that with few materials and a couple friends we could build something useful was pretty sick.
Understanding Goals:
1.) Site Specific art is an artwork created to exist in a certain place. Installation describes an artistic genre of site-specific, three-dimensional works designed to transform the perception of a space. Conceptual art is art in which the concepts change from conservative to more outgoing ideas.
2.) Saying things that may compromise your art credablity could never be a good thing. Things you do make or break you in the art world.
3.) You can create a three-dimensional site specific installation that communicates your thoughts or an idea in many differnt ways. It really just depends on how the artist wants to portray it.
4.) Recycling materials and using them in a piece is not only good for the environment but its also something that more and more people are begginning to appriciate.
5.) Having a shelter isnt just about having a roof over your head its about security. Not having a shelter is something people with homes couldnt really comprehend. As long as you have love though, you can overcome homelessness.
6.) Most people in the world live in poverty. Not exactly with no food, clothing, or shelter, but not able to provide for an extra mouth if they had to.
7.) Many things impact your work as an artist and things that you use in your artwork set you apart from anyone else.
