About Installation Arts

Today we had a introduction class about installation arts and I want to add some thoughts to it.

I always know that there is a huge Art community that I didn't quite understand when I was in High School. With my not-so-great results in Science subjects, I decided to take a risk, study a Foundation in a art university. Things went well, I an in 2nd year now. From Foundation till now, installation arts are always in conversations. We take inspirations from installation arts, we go to galleries to see them if we head to London for a day.

When I was in Foundation we had a course trip to Amsterdam that I saw Richard Long's work and discovered Tony Ousler. Richard Long's work is like a all time classic. Tony Ousler is different. Well it is different in my perspectives. I discovered Tony Ousler myself in that trip and I liked it. I feel more connected to his work because I experienced it myself. When he was introduced in class I was "Ha! I know him.". So I really agree that experiencing the installations is important.




This installation interest me the most. Maybe because it is interactive, or because I get to know what the artist think in the video or just because how simple it is. I find simplicity valuable because it is hard to achieve. To me, simplicity is like the efficiency of the communication between the artist and the audience. The higher the efficiency, the more the simplicity. The more the simplicity also cause a higher efficiency. The simplicity of the this work is backed by strong ideas and technical support. So the work can effectively communicate with the audience. What I learn from this is that if you have a well developed idea and well planned presentation of your work, you can communicate with the audience efficiently(correct me if I am wrong please:) ).

I like installation arts and dislike installation arts. All because of one reason, too much information. I like the diversity of it. You can work on any material with different approach on different topics. You achieve amazing result with good combinations. However, it is so free that there are too many works out there for the to experience. Overall, I am excited to see more interesting installations and hope my brain can handle them all.