Movements in various types of visual art and design when stripped down to its original features is called minimalism. Minimalism existed in the late 1960s early 1970s with visual art. Many minimalist artists were sculptors who strived to reduce certain forms to their original simplicity. These artists felt that a work of art should not refer to anything but itself. They attempted to create their works of art without any extra visual effects. Flat surface colors, factory finishes and industrial materials were some of the tools used. Repetition also was entwined in artists work. Minimalism led to the future of process art, land art, performance art, conceptual art and installation art. Some of minimalism's most prominent artists were Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Richard Serra, Donald Judd and Dan Flavin. Minimalism was an attempt to explore art through its elements.
Wednesday, February 23
Performance art began in the United States in the 1960s. Performance art was originally described as any large artistic event that included the actions of a person or a group of people. Their unconventional actions appealed to a large and public audience. Performance art contains four specific elements that include time, space, performance body, and a relationship between the performers and the viewers. An example of a performance artist is Matthew Barney. Barney's earliest works involved sculptural pieces with performance and video. Below is a picture of one of the images in Matthew Barney's "Guardian of the Veil" which consisted of an exploration ritual of Egyptian symbolism. The "Guardian of the Veil" explores eternal life as the protagonist dies in a fire and begins his journey into seven different stages of death. Matthew Barney is a very successful and imaginative artist with many achievements.
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