Research Response #12

I chose to respond to the work of Eve Sussman, the artist that Kaylee completed her presentation on. With what I read and was able to discern from the work that I saw from Sussman, is that she portrays a very cinematic feel to her work. I think that the way the action in her work is actually organized and pre-planned shows a lot about her work and her process. This shows that she is very specific in her delivery and cares what her work is to every limit that she does goes through this choreographed routine to show a natural display. She has this focus and attention on using historical art pieces and art renditions of historical events to tell a new version of what is the meaning and interpretation.

I really like the way that her work 89 Second at Alcazar has this visual effect that makes her work appear as though it is a painting. The way the colors mix and is so accurately reflective of the correct historical time it looks as though this painting is re-enacted as video-art. I think that this in itself is very interesting because video art was obviously something that was not done at that time so this really shows a modern take on a part of the past. Very similar to 89 Seconds at Alcazar, Sussman's work Rape of the Sabine Women's this cinematic aesthetic appeal in her work while reflecting on the historical painting Intervention of the Sabine Women and the Roman myth of how these women were treated in their society and culture.