Scott, Shannon, and I found a lot of helpful instructions from Ann Reynolds' "Robert Smithson: From New Jersey and Elsewhere" in the form of the Analogy part of the CATTt. The overarching theme was "Subvert expectations by changing perception of reality." What is great about Reynolds' book on Robert Smithson is that rather than covering his biggest works, it covers the archives which have quite a bit of his process documented. Smithson took copious notes, was constantly churning ideas for art projects that were never realized, and marked up everything he could get his hands on: magazines, travel pamphlets, etc. Some notes I would like to share:
“Cubism’s ultimate goal is the same: ‘to stamp out ambiguity
and to enforce one reading of the picture—that of a man-made construction, a
colored canvas.’” (34) As Analogy, how can we use Cubism’s tactics to reveal
ambiguity of danger of Cabot Koppers? I guess the idea of ubiquitous imaging
where the image looks like it’s straight from a phone camera, unaltered in any
way, might enforce the reading of the photograph. Maybe we need to include
GPS/Time Stamp Information of our Photographs. Focal Length, Exposure Time, F
number all saved data. Perhaps we need to find a way to invent way for people
to locate their experiences. You are 1.2 miles from where this photograph was
taken, etc. Relate to EPS as well. Mood input when taking image. Existential
Positioning System, all must be in hindsight. Looking back at this image that
you took, how do you perceive you were existing at that time?
“According to [Clement] Greenberg, the illusionistic
depiction of space, figures, or narratives was one of the primary concerns of
pre-modern artists, whereas modernist artists, following cubism’s lead,
rejected illusionism for varying degrees of abstraction or ‘anti-illusionism.’”
(37). Discusses audiences’ discomfort with modern art, because it requires a
new visual language that we don’t understand. Analogy- make sure the viewer is
not uncomfortable unless it’s intentional. Subject matter should make people
uncomfortable, but not shut down and ignore it. We want it to leave a
long-lasting impression and perhaps a sense of creating change.
“Greenberg implies that kitsch offers effortless ‘unreflective enjoyment’ and that mass spectators seek such passive relaxation, the opposite of work, or more specifically in this case, ‘cultural work’ at the end of a long work day or work week.” (38) Analogy- we must consider “that mass spectators seek such passive relaxation”. How do artists look at leisure, travel, etc as antithetical to work, or is art something you should also have to work at? I think we need to find some way to make people care about CK Site. Thinking about I _______ Local Campaign. How can we do a I Care Local. Simplistic, poster like, requires community involvement. http://www.facebook.com/localiam
“Perception is shaped by education and by the establishment and elaboration of expectations, yet the assumed limits of perception itself set the parameters of these expectations and determine everything that follows. And the conventions used to define these limits are, at times, seen as coterminous with perception itself.” (42). We have to remember our local Gainesville Audience has a vast array of education levels. What cultures are ubiquitous? Internet, Cell Phone pictures, and Television. We must follow the tropes standardized in order to achieve a more universal perception.
http://division-vision.blogspot.com/ - Current UF undergraduate work
http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/EPD/Pollution/Pages/CabotKoppersSuperfund.aspx -Superfund Location
“I decided to use the Pine Barrens site as a piece of paper
and draw a crystalline structure over the landmass rather than on a 20 x 30
sheet of paper. In this way I was applying my conceptual thinking directly to
the disruption of the site over an area of several miles. So you might say that
my non-site was a three dimensional map of the site.” (157) How can Smithson’s
practice influence ours? We could take aerial map and write or draw on it
through technology.
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