“The studio is a boutique where we find ready-to-wear art.” Daniel Buren
“The Function of the Studio” is the text by Daniel Buren written in 70’s – still relevant today. He talks about the relationship between studio and museum/gallery and why artist’s studios are usually white, neutralized, cubic spaces. This is because they characterize the museum or gallery of then/today, so artists are able to create art pieces without thinking much whether their art would fit in a gallery or museum space. “By producing for a stereotype, one ends up of course fabricating a stereotype”, – says Daniel.
Doesn’t that sound a sort of production?
Jorunn Veiteberg in an article about contemporary crafts says that “globalization has led more and more artists to make their art in collaboration with craftsmen in China.” Ex: Ai WeiWei’s “Sunflower seeds”.
Artists more and more have their own “laboratories” with employees. Ex: Olafur Eliasson and many more.
The art fastness and the production of art in today’s art world is the problem which interests me.
Is this Produced Art still can be called Art?
My project was about artist’s relation to his artwork. I tried to analyze whether elements like process, time, development and experience are still qualities in creating art. Does the artist still need to have skills in creating art?
Using time consuming textile technique – tapestry weaving – I make kaleidoscopic miniature images which are randomly generated by computer program.
By playing with opposites – fastness and slowness, digital and handmade, synthetic and natural, flat and tactile, perfect and imperfect, still and alive, I am questioning, – what is more important? Where is the border between art and industry?
Computer program was developed in collaboration with Paulius Friedt.
Doesn’t that sound a sort of production?
Jorunn Veiteberg in an article about contemporary crafts says that “globalization has led more and more artists to make their art in collaboration with craftsmen in China.” Ex: Ai WeiWei’s “Sunflower seeds”.
Artists more and more have their own “laboratories” with employees. Ex: Olafur Eliasson and many more.
The art fastness and the production of art in today’s art world is the problem which interests me.
Is this Produced Art still can be called Art?
My project was about artist’s relation to his artwork. I tried to analyze whether elements like process, time, development and experience are still qualities in creating art. Does the artist still need to have skills in creating art?
Using time consuming textile technique – tapestry weaving – I make kaleidoscopic miniature images which are randomly generated by computer program.
By playing with opposites – fastness and slowness, digital and handmade, synthetic and natural, flat and tactile, perfect and imperfect, still and alive, I am questioning, – what is more important? Where is the border between art and industry?
Computer program was developed in collaboration with Paulius Friedt.
2012
