Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Research Response #11

I chose to respond to the artist presentation that Tara did on Diana Thater. I found her work to be pretty interesting especially because this is not really the typical type of art work that I focus on myself. She has a particular focus on abstraction in her work and the way that form of abstraction can be interpreted when in relation to her work directly. Using this approach that is not exactly typical in the look of her work this can further create this aspect of mystery which is a feel that I really got from her work as a general sense in the works I watched.

Thater's work Oo Fifi, I was interested in immediately which I think is because of the bright and colorful aesthetic appeal. The way that this work looks, like an older feel to video works that are no longer popular I think adds to her theme of abstraction. I also found it interesting and extremely appealing that the way this work is displayed and projected on the walls and how it almost acts as an experience and that the work can be projected on to an individual when in the line of light.

I think that Thater's work Broken Circle, shows a completely different type and feel of work as the previous but really shows her depth of work as well. She combines these aspects of past and present while using the building she does but by showing the video she keeps the modernity of the piece. I think this is essentially and ultimate way to express and explore the idea of installation video art and how that can really play into the work as a whole and without the installation aspect it is not the same work. The way that Thater is able to show all of these aspects and still maintain a strong core content and message I think really reflects the type of work that she does.

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