Jeanne Claude & Christo.
Running Fence, 1972
Learned about this, in a sense community art, yesterday in my art lecture. Just like the community of Sonoma and Marin County I was resilient, but after realizing that the work wasn't just about putting up an 18 foot high nylon fence, but about getting people to work together I opened up a bit more. My favorite part about this fence was not just how it got people to together, but how it moved, swayed, and folded in the ocean. It was just absolutely beautiful.
Christo
Wrapped Coast, 1968
And this. Wow. Didn't discover this till after a little research, but man is it beautiful. The way the white fabric takes on the shape, form, and texture of the rocks, while still holding it's own surface is incredible. And the way it discolors from the earth's everyday practice.
Last semester I was really hesitant to some contemporary art, especially contemporary installations. Sometimes I feel like they're not really art, but now I have acquired a taste for it. they can be so innovative.
As I read on my photo teacher's tumblr:
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see"
I think that's what I've learned these installations do.
It's not about Christo flying into Sonoma from New York trying to make some contemporary art in a small rural farm area for his own sake, it's about giving Sonoma and Marin county something beautiful to look at, and ponder about; the way the fence curves through the miles of empty fields, the way it sways with the wind, the way it folds and moves with the tide...
a common goal to work for.
.I think they saw something they've never seen before.
