Charles Ray
How can the book say that he offers a drug-free turn on,
when he describes drugs as achieving the feeling he was out to achieve in the
beginning paragraph?
Objective Becomes Subjective
His emphasis of time is outstanding. Time is a binding mechanical
idea that makes humans conform to the known universe.
How does Ray go about disrupting common stereotype, without
offending anyone?
He tries to disrupt complacency, not lives. He relinquishes
objective authority. However, pieces like Male Mannequin, could be seen as
offensive and wildly controversial. Without explanation, the viewer’s mind must
take a narrow road less traveled ion order to arrive at the proper idea behind
the piece.
He obviously loves to confuse the audience in some pieces, but
would it would appear that through the entire mind altering substances he used,
he is lost in the same confusion. His Clock Man is one example of how he
destructs the audience’s view of time, by creating his own version of time.
Even from the names of the different titles above each
description shows that he makes things out to be what they aren’t: Mind Becomes
Matter, Art Viewer Becomes Art Medium, Static Becomes Mobile, etc.
In his particular case, I am convinced that he believes that
art is lead by culture. In other words art depicts society, instead of leads
it. Pieces like A Curse Becomes a Festivity, where he placed 8 replicas of
himself performing self-love. This to me is an indication of an interpretation
of society, not a presentation of where society should be lead.
Though Charles Ray is not by any means your generic artist,
he still creates pieces that probe deep into the mind of the viewer. He plays
on interpretations of the current world, as well as his own experiences. He is
an art rebel, a propaganda-creating maniac. Something revered by the wisest of
men. In a way, I see him as the Hunter S. Thompson of art. I would classify him
as crazy, but in a good way.
No comments:
Post a Comment