{"id":197,"date":"2018-12-13T23:59:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T04:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/mwalker20\/?p=197"},"modified":"2019-03-14T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T15:56:32","slug":"ordinary-artifects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/mwalker20\/2018\/12\/13\/ordinary-artifects\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordinary Artifects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perceptions<\/h1>\n
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Full view of the work as the casts are being split apart, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An experimental piece that developed through several stages. First from the idea of preservation. Of particular interest was the dynamic of perserving the natural world in an artificial container (a plastic bag) and the question of is perservation acceptable if it removes the object from sight and ultimately destroys it?<\/p>\n

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Image of a fallen cast bag, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This went further, by challenging the audience to if they trust the labels, as they very well could be false. Exactly how much trust does a viewer give the artist and how much should they?<\/p>\n

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In progress shot during the labeling stage of the project, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On a tangential topic, trust is related to the idea of truth. This connects back to a philosophy question concerning art and how much truth does art reflect and how much distortion.\u00a0Aristotle sums this nicely when he wr\u200bote, \u201cThe aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.\u201d So what is truth in art, particularly in a piece that challenges perceptions?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Impression of the feather after the plaster was split open, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The work developed further when the casts were broken open to determine if there was an object, what object, and what its condition was.<\/p>\n

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View of one of the pieces on a shelf, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plaster, black acrylic paint, and natural items (leaves, feathers, flowers, berries, etc), 2018. This was made for the class, Ordinary Artifacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Perceptions An experimental piece that developed through several stages. First from the idea of preservation. Of particular interest was the dynamic of perserving the natural world in an artificial container (a plastic bag) and the question of is perservation acceptable if it removes the object from sight and ultimately destroys it? This went further, by … <\/p>\n

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