Saturday, March 24, 2007

Is it installation?

The theory of installation art seems to encompass many art forms. I think that installation art interacts with its environment and that it is placed in a precise place so that the art and place react with each other. Installation art is also something that people can touch and interact with so that they can get a certain feeling from the artwork. I don't think it is always meant to be a climactic or strong feeling when experiencing it, becuase some installations are only replications of an artist's home. People are allowed to use this space as if it is their own home, or a good friends, it depends on the person how they will react to this space. The fact that they are reacting to this large space and are able to touch the things inside the space make it an installation. To be installation all parts must belong together as a whole which usually leads to an experience of the entire space in which the person is in. It seems that there is no way an installation can be small since it must take up a certain amount of space and there must be more than one part to it. This amuses me because I think that people like to accomplish big things and impress themselves and others. Americans especially like to think "big". This may be where installation art got the reputation of being middle-brow and low-talent as Liam Gillick observed.

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