Sentences with phrase «traditional role of an artist»

Beuys's political activism, his broad concept of creativity, and his commitment to both art and education challenged the traditional role of an artist.

Kaprow's concept was most famously realized through Happenings, during which the traditional role of artist - creator was replaced by what he called «the social occasion.»

Not exact matches

The program's goal is to improve creative development, artistic rigor, and intergenerational cultural and traditional knowledge perpetuation by fostering the growth of Native artist mentors and apprentices, and empowering them to play an integral role in their communities.

Yet this is not an exclusive element; there is a long line of artists, including Gianni Ruffi, Roberto Barni, Silvio Pasotti, Umberto Bignardi, and Claudio Cintoli, who take on reality as a toy, as a great pool of imagery from which to draw material with disenchantment and frivolity, questioning the traditional linguistic role models with a renewed spirit of «let me have fun» à la Aldo Palazzeschi.

With his actions, Samb has developed a recognisable approach of provocation, collective action and improvisation that is rooted in modes of contemporary art and theatre, the role of the artist in the society, and the interactivity of traditional African performance.

The Archive of Affect reminds us that there are many voices still unheard and unwritten, and that artists can play an important role in challenging traditional notions of place, history, and personhood.

In short, Serra is among a significant group of artists whose transformative work irrevocably changed the practice and definition of modernist drawing, and challenged drawing's role in the traditional hierarchy of media.

Leigh A. Arnold curates this group show of «of women artists whose work focuses on challenging traditional gender expectations, role - reversal, and Feminist / post-Feminist sensibilities.»

Most kõgei artists see their role as one that upholds traditional Japanese culture of the past, as it was... Read More

Be it as a painter, stage designer, draughtsman, sculptor, architect, designer, catalogue and book designer, poet or author of theoretical works, Zobernig pursues this question in the widest possible variety of roles and thereby questions the traditional image of the artist.

Iranian - born, Los Angeles — based artist Tala Madani (born 1981) addresses political subjects through paintings of ritualistic scenarios in which traditional gender roles are inverted.

Conscious of the tone, density, and tension of his materials and practice, the artist's focus on form seeks to reinterpret traditional gender roles in art - making and craftsmanship.

The relocation from Bournville's more traditional craft - oriented campus to the office - like environment of the new building typifies the current transformation in the arts and education driven by state aims which will necessitate artists, organisations and universities to employ an increasingly entrepreneurial role within the cultural sector.

«Architecture as Metaphor» brings together a body of works by 33 artists from the UK, Germany and Holland, where architecture and the built environment become the primary motif and expressive image, transcending their traditional «subordinate» role in visual art as a setting, backdrop or context.

Using experimental colours and an unmistakeable playful approach to the traditional method of painting, Paricio has always set out to solve conceptual problems, to pay homage to great artistic figures of the past and to examine and question the role of the artist through his bright and dynamic canvases, layered with meaning.

The first body of work that created international recognition for the artist was the «Flags» series (2005 — 2016), in which traditional fabrics and objects are reworked as collages that form various incarnations of the American and Iranian flags, exploring ideas of national belonging, as well as the conflicting role of flags as symbols of ideological and nationalistic violence.

Known for his taxidermy - meets bling weaponed sculptural works, Peter Gronquist explores a more contemplative side of his artist mind, using a series of color field paintings to address the role of technology in our lives by thinking outside of the traditional canvas.

It was a retrospective progression of his paintings, tracing the path from his beginnings in the Dutch traditional style to his abstract paintings, firmly establishing the artist's pivotal role in the international art world's move toward abstraction.

Spence is a remarkable artist who used her work to redefine the traditional role of women.

Even though the art of these years saw radical departures and shifts, drawing, which is among the most traditional of media, played a crucial and consistent role in the work of a great majority of the most significant artists.

James Fuentes presents a new group show curated by Joanne Greenbaum and Adrianne Rubenstein which examines the role of traditional media throughout different generations of artists.

How can one construct an identity in a world that is becoming more fractured, fluid, and less coherent; where traditional notions of class belonging, sexual identity, or the role of the artist seem to be constantly changing?

A Detroit - based photographer and installation artist, Cohen's conceptual practice challenges traditional stereotypes of gender roles and female beauty.

It is the first to explore how those key moments — coinciding with times of American social, political, and cultural upheaval — challenged traditional hierarchies and assumptions about creativity, artistic practice, and the role of the artist.

Many YBAs turned the traditional role of the struggling artist on its head, reaching high levels of success during, or just after leaving art school and they are now some of the wealthiest artists in the world.

Each painter has his own way of seeing and methods of constructing an image, and the common approach which consists of associating traditional art with the word «painter» and an anarchistic, modern and experimental role with the word «artist» is ridiculous.

OLD LYME — Under the tutelage of his mentor, Bauhaus master, Yale professor and famed color theorist Josef Albers, Sewell Sillman, artist and educator, played a significant role in transitioning the focus of the Yale School of Art from its traditional comfort zone during the mid-20th century to one of a more modern curriculum.

Spanning more than fifty years, the exhibition will examine the transformation of paper from its traditional role as a substrate for prints to an active partner — and stand - alone medium — in the creation of editions and unique works by such groundbreaking artists of the 20th and 21st century as Mel Bochner, Lynda Benglis, Chakaia Booker, Lesley Dill, Leonardo Drew, David Hockney, Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Richard Tuttle, to name just a few.