Response to ART21 "Play"

Jessica Stockholder:  Vortex in the Play of Theater with Real Passion: In Memory of Kay Stockholder

Jessia Stockholder uses different media in her work “Vortex….”to represent the different processes used in the creation of the installation.  The duplo blocks represent the playful side of the installation, and aerated concrete blocks represent work in the same installation.  Stockholder says that this juxtaposition represents the question:  “What is play?” and “What is work?”

The artists speaks of her concern of scale and her observations of how sculpture has become a part of the environment of the viewer.

I am extremely interested in her work and views, because I plan to create an installation that is roughly the same size.   I am searching for experience from artists thast will help me with my project.

Arturo Herrera in “Play”

Herrera, although he speaks about the composition of his art, is strongly influenced by process.  Toward the end of the piece, he says that development and ideas come through work.  The process, the work, becomes a type of meditative state which helps focus the artist on ideas about art.

Herrera also speaks about the importance of the importance of memory in art.  He uses many cartoon shapes, and says that people connect strongly to the cartoon images, because the images remind the viewer of childhood.