Conceptual Art - Tumblr Posts
unfolding into another spring
mahmood darwish, sylvia plath, v.e. schwab, ana mendieta
buy me a coffee
Ron Finley in his garden wearing a moss and succulent coat created by Melissa Meier
'suitably/positioned,' 1984 in the body + the object: ann hamilton 1984-1996 (1996)
Honestly I wholeheartedly believe in this. It’s a really insightful and important quote about art. And the way I see it, it means if you are truly not thinking about the ideas behind your art (which doesn’t have to be done during the creation of a piece, you can be thinking about it at other times) then you’re just riffing on other people’s ideas that you’ve come across. Or riffing on the same idea you’ve already used.
What I will add is, this is fine! When you’re just doodling or messing around or trying to perfect something you’ve already come up with or just generally practicing. But I don’t think you’ll ever really come up with anything original, anything new, without having to think about your ideas first.
The idea - that is the cornerstone of great art. It always comes first.
Pedro Costa
- Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?
2001
“DANGER BOX” | ‘66/71 「YOKO ONO 小野 洋子」
reblog if you unironically love art that makes you feel weird, confuses the mind, wises to destroy the canon, mocks the concept of values, spits on beauty and celebrates ugliness
Ariel Schlesinger: Untitled (Lighters), 2007
Julia Scher: Surveillance Bed III (1994)
I love shit like this. Art that takes up volumes, it fills the room. It feels almost architectural. And I think it’s really cool how with sculptures like these you can actually see how much volume it takes up due to the semi-transparentness of all the strings, a massive scarlet web.
And these are connections that fill every room really, especially here between what looks like school desks - you know this must have been where memories were made. The only difference is that here you can see those connections.
Chiharu Shiota: Conversations Between Others (2023)
Oakoak
Just some watercolor paints for the last author ^w^ (This is the second time I use watercolor in one of my paints, I think I'm progressing so good :,3)
Kathleen Ryan. Bad Cherries (BFF), 2020.
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