Last blog (week 9)

Last blog question for semester one- Banksy's work


How can we categorize Banksy's work -graffiti or murals?
Graffiti is a images(form of simple written word) on the wall and it can be punishable, but if we have
permission to paint on it, its a mural.
Banksy's work is slightly illigal. Its graphic visually and also he mixes up a variety styles.
In he's art work, it always provide us with puns that have more than one layer of consciousness.

Research Banksy's work to attempt to answer this question.
What are some of the differing opinions about Banksy's work?
There are some of differing opinions are exist, which is "Banksy's work is a graffiti" and "Banksy's work is mural".

How does his work sit in relation to consumerism? Can his work be sold?
Banksy's work has been bought by celebrities such as Christina Aguilera who has 2 original Banksy piece bought for £25,000 while other works were bought for £50,000+

what are some of his attitudes to the sale of Art?
Banksy has stated on his website: “I don’t agree with auction houses selling street art – its undemocratic, it glorifies greed and I never see any of the money.” Yet he makes highly desirable one-off works on board and more affordable limited edition prints which are very easily acquired through the art market.

Read more: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/auctions/auction-results/192-contested-sale-of-banksy-art-bombs-in-london-is-britains-stealth-artist-taking-charge#ixzz0opzU6bLp

Who is Banksy? Do we know his true identity?
The only solid biographical fact about the artist is that he was born and raised in Bristol.
It has often been rumoured that his real name is Robin Banks and that his parents think he is a painter and decorator - but no-one close to Banksy has ever verified these stories.

Resource from. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7504132.stm

Upload 2-3 images of Banksy's work that you find interesting, and comment
on the ideas behind the work.

Graffiti depicting graffiti removal by Banksy. Created in May 2008 at Leake Street in London. Notice the animals resembling cave art from Lascaux or Altamira.

Near Bethleham -2005

Industrialisation and Art- week 7

1.Define the Industrial Revolution and Industrialism.
2.Research Monet's painting 'Impression Sunrise'(1873) to analyze the work in relation to Industrialisation.


'Impression Sunrise' (1873)




3.Olafur Eliasson's 'Weather Project'(2006) is a contemporary work that relates to Monet's
famous landscape.


Research the project to identitify the artist's intentions, as well as the site (space or venue) chosen for the project, to provide depth for your answer.


'Weather Project' (2006)
Olafur Eliasson

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1. Define the Industrial Revolution and Industrialism.


The Industrial Revolution is the name given to the massive social, economic, and technological change in 18th century and 19th century Great Britain. It commenced with the introduction of steam power (fuelled primarily by coal) and powered, automated machinery (primarily in textile manufacturing). The technological and economic progress of the Industrial Revolution gained momentum with the introduction of steam-powered ships, boats and railways. In the 19th Century it spread throughout Western Europe and North America, eventually impacting the rest of the world.

(http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_for_industrial_revolution)

2. Research Monet's painting 'Impression Sunrise'(1873) to analyze the work in relation to Industrialisation.


During the 18th century The Industrial Revolution was in full swing. Manet illustrates in this painting the idea of progress and the building or the build up to the new improved world, or utopia. In the background, faint images of what looks like a construction site or industrial area are painted in grey, as it distinguishes the colour of metal or steel.

‘The sun is set against the dawn, the orange color against the gray and the vibrant force of the sun against its motionless surroundings. To many spectators, the sun undulates or pulsates slightly. Why is this so? The sun is nearly the same luminance as the grayish clouds. Notice how the sun nearly disappears if you remove the color. (http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/monet.html) This lack of contrast explains the painting’s eerie quality.’ (http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/monet.html)

3. Olafur Eliasson's 'Weather Project'(2006) is a contemporary work that relates to Monet's famous landscape.

The similarity between Olafur Eliasson’s work and Manet’s work is the use of colours, the illusion of the sun (or in Eliasson’s case – the hundreds of monochromatic lamps) . The lamps Eliasson used mimicked the sun and created a late afternoon scene, as did Manet. With the use of the colours orange, yellow and grey and black, they created the feeling of warmth.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olafur_Eliasson#The_weather_project)

Science and Progress-Tony Oursler- week 5
New York 1996
'Eyes' 1996








Research Tony Oursler's projection sculpture to identify some of the ideas and methods he uses in his work.

How do you think the Enlightenment concepts of Science, progress, reason, individualism, empiricism, universalism, freedom and secularism can be applied to Oursler's work?

Refer to pages 96 and 97 in the ALVC handbook for the full list of key ideas of the Enlightenment. Also use Youtube, the internet and the library to research Oursler's work.
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Week 5 Science and Progress-Tony Oursler

Research Tony Oursler's projection sculpture to identify some of the ideas and methods he uses in his work.


Tony Oursler has used the medium of film to create his own unique sculptural aesthetic, taking the images out of the television box and making them function in three-dimensional space. A recurrent theme in Oursler's work is the way in which visual technologies influence and even modify our social and psychological selves. His practice continuously engages with popular culture and questions how systems of mechanical reproduction, like photography, film and television, have come to dictate not only the way we see the world, but also the ways that images are constructed. Ourlser's formal vocabulary is deceptively simple, employing objects of everyday life, both high and low, that range from kitsch to folk art, and investing them with a new aesthetic meaning. A key feature of his work is the ways in which the human body comes into play. On one level the body is employed in a very literal sense through the projection of fragmented and alienating body parts onto fibreglass forms. On another level the body functions through the encounter with the work. Oursler's scenarios constantly invoke the very human wish to lose oneself in fantasy.


In my opinion, Oursler's work covers many different concepts of science. He uses many different materials to create his work. He used projectors to show images onto objects in a way that it looks like the object is three-dimensional. Oursler's artwork is very unique in the way that the media and the way he uses different materials to present his work is very different to other artists. The media he presents consists of both photography and film.

This gives the audience a feeling of difference in each of his work so it all vary's from work to work. Enlightenment in Oursler's work consists on the different ideas he uses to present his work, this relies on science and technology to allow Oursler to present his work in the manor he does today. Time will allow Oursler to work with different elements to construct his work. An example of this is that if it wasn't for technology, Oursler would not be able to create his work because it relies heavily on technology.