9 Questions
What is installation art?
A three-dimensional genre of art that transforms the perception of a space
What types of materials are commonly used in installation art?
A broad range of everyday and natural materials as well as new media
When did installation art come to prominence?
In the 1970s
What is the intention of the artist in installation art?
The intention of the artist is to transform the perception of a space
What is Gesamtkunstwerk?
A type of opera
What is the relationship between installation art and theater?
Installation art and theater both play to a viewer who is expected to be at once immersed in the sensory/narrative experience that surrounds them
What are interactive installations?
Installations that involve the audience acting on the work of art or the piece responding to users' activities
What is immersive virtual reality art?
Art that allows the spectator to 'visit' the representation and creating 'situations to live'
What is the goal of installation art?
To transform the perception of a space
Study Notes
Installation Art: A Genre of Three-Dimensional Art
- Installation art is a three-dimensional genre of art that aims to transform the perception of a space, often site-specific, and can be temporary or permanent.
- The genre includes a broad range of everyday and natural materials, as well as new media such as video, sound, performance, immersive virtual reality, and the internet.
- Many installations are site-specific and designed to exist only in the space for which they were created, appealing to qualities evident in a three-dimensional immersive medium.
- Artistic collectives and institutions focusing on Installation art were created, such as the Exhibition Lab at New York's American Museum of Natural History, the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, the Museum of Installation in London, and the Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor, MI, among others.
- Installation art came to prominence in the 1970s but its roots can be traced back to earlier artists such as Marcel Duchamp and his use of the readymade and Kurt Schwitters' Merz art objects.
- The "intention" of the artist is paramount in much later installation art whose roots lie in the conceptual art of the 1960s.
- Gesamtkunstwerk or an operatic work for the stage that drew inspiration from ancient Greek theater in its inclusion of all the major art forms: painting, writing, music, etc.
- There is a strong parallel between installation and theater as both play to a viewer who is expected to be at once immersed in the sensory/narrative experience that surrounds him and maintain a degree of self-identity as a viewer.
- Interactive installations frequently involve the audience acting on the work of art or the piece responding to users' activities.
- Immersive virtual reality art is probably the most deeply interactive form of art, allowing the spectator to "visit" the representation and creating "situations to live" vs "spectacle to watch."
- Installation art operates fully within the realm of sensory perception, installing the viewer into an artificial system with an appeal to their subjective perception as its ultimate goal.
- Installation art bestows an unprecedented importance on the observer's inclusion in that which he observes.
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