I went to the nam june paik exhibition today at tate modern (after an open day for MA fine art for csm archway) and I'm really glad I went - I've been intrigued by Paik's work ever since I came to london in foundation - when I saw his work 'Three Eggs'. I was especially interested in the work 'TV garden' and wanted to see it for myself - as the work expresses that technology and nature exist as one.
-he explored buddhist idealogies
-really pushed the boundaries of technology, experimental music, performance... predicted the future in numerous ways e.g. the internet and smartphone
-interactive/live interactions in recording footage eg the candle and your own shadow split into RGB
-there were some really amazing poster prints that were inspiring as well - made me want to do print, text work...
-perception, reality, criticism of mass media, machine made more human like (robot)
The show really opened my eyes to how an artist like Paik makes work through the process of exploring and pushing boundaries of a 'new' thing - technology... reminds me of when lilah fowler said last week that her work is very process based - doesnt expect an outcome, just exploring something new/methodology... Paik was ingenius in the way he conveyed meaning through installation work - I often find it difficult to think about installation work and I mentioned this when talking to lilah in my tutorial - and I'm realising why now, because it is so different to a painting - you actually have to physically try things out and think through your ideas through doing most of the time, at least, that's what I'm gathering ... I understand that in every artwork you have to think about all the key things but with something like videowork and installations... it seems to me harder to predict what the outcome will be like, perhaps it is less straightforward, or less important, compared to planning a painting in a certain way. I don't know if I'm making sense but, I think I'm realising that to do works that are not painting, for me at least, I can't do things the way I think through painting as much. I always overthink before doing something and that hinders progress. Lilah said its okay to overthink, but you just have to actually do it. and that the artwork should come about naturally and not forced. anyway, it was fascinating to see a revolutionary artist like Paik with a career so diverse and long, and different to how I think... I admire his ideas... especially those works that question the reality of perception ...
-he explored buddhist idealogies
-really pushed the boundaries of technology, experimental music, performance... predicted the future in numerous ways e.g. the internet and smartphone
-interactive/live interactions in recording footage eg the candle and your own shadow split into RGB
-there were some really amazing poster prints that were inspiring as well - made me want to do print, text work...
-perception, reality, criticism of mass media, machine made more human like (robot)
The show really opened my eyes to how an artist like Paik makes work through the process of exploring and pushing boundaries of a 'new' thing - technology... reminds me of when lilah fowler said last week that her work is very process based - doesnt expect an outcome, just exploring something new/methodology... Paik was ingenius in the way he conveyed meaning through installation work - I often find it difficult to think about installation work and I mentioned this when talking to lilah in my tutorial - and I'm realising why now, because it is so different to a painting - you actually have to physically try things out and think through your ideas through doing most of the time, at least, that's what I'm gathering ... I understand that in every artwork you have to think about all the key things but with something like videowork and installations... it seems to me harder to predict what the outcome will be like, perhaps it is less straightforward, or less important, compared to planning a painting in a certain way. I don't know if I'm making sense but, I think I'm realising that to do works that are not painting, for me at least, I can't do things the way I think through painting as much. I always overthink before doing something and that hinders progress. Lilah said its okay to overthink, but you just have to actually do it. and that the artwork should come about naturally and not forced. anyway, it was fascinating to see a revolutionary artist like Paik with a career so diverse and long, and different to how I think... I admire his ideas... especially those works that question the reality of perception ...
