Some of the artworks that really inspired me for their content and the materials they were made of. ‘On Color Blue’ by the Joseph Kosuth is reproduction of a quotation from Austrian-born Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ‘philosophical investigations’, published in 1953. He is playing with questioning our perception of blueness and the relation of words and visual representation. ‘The Dinner Party’ by Judy Chicago is one of the most powerful artworks I have ever seen, the idea of having the most influential women without whom the world wouldn’t be as we know it, at a dinner table makes me wonder about the conversation they would have. Robert Longo’s work like the ‘Raft at sea’, the ‘untitled ‘ iceberg drawing and the ‘Black Pussy Hat in Woman’s March, 2017’ inspire me for his take on pressing issues for humanity, he is able to zoom into the life of a single human as well as them in a community with the way he represents them, like the Black Hat which is individualistic but she stands in a sea of women fighting for their rights. ‘ Raft at sea’ educates us about the unpredictability of the sea which refugees cross to escape from terrorism and how, many die trying. The work by Chung San-Hwa was something that I loved for the experimental materiality, as she made the artwork ‘untitled’ with clay and was able to give it almost a leather like feel. The ‘Spacelander Bicycle’ was something that just blew my mind for its quirkily futuristic design. These artworks from the Brooklyn museum were the ones that influenced me the most.
‘On Color Blue’by the Joseph Kosuth
‘The Dinner Party’ by Judy Chicago.
Untitled (Justine) and Untitled (Juliette) both from 2017 – huge sides of icebergs with a narrow strip of water at the bottom by Robert Longo
‘Spacelander Bicycle’ by Benjamin G. Bowden
‘Untitled’ by Chung San-Hwa.
‘Black Pussy Hat in Women’s March, 2017′ by R
‘Raft at Sea’ by Robert Longo, 2017
