This was an interesting interview. I didn't catch everything he said, but the main point I got from it was how art took him across the world. I've always wanted to do that, but with my art form, music. I've been on tours, and am going on one this summer, but I have never been to Europe to play music or anywhere outside of America to play music. To see someone that has taken their art form and made it so they can see the world with it is greatly inspirational to me.
Rigo Pex of Meneo is an artist turn artist/curator. His story was interesting because he had mentioned that his experience of performances began with people getting together in warehouses and 'displaying' their work. It was not a typical system in which a curator invites artists from around the world to participate in an event but rather a word-of-mouth for artists to meet and perform.
Studying musicology and experimenting with sound samples of ordinary people has lead him to travels around the world. Aside from being a curator himself, he has done several jobs that were art related. Which should be inspiration for any art student who isn't quite sure what they are doing could go anywhere (or lead them to).
The interview was like both Kory and Stephan said interesting and was more of a good story of what your art can do for you, what it can mean to you, and where it can take you. I feel that to live through your art would be one of the best ways to experience it, and to allow it to grow and to learn more about yourself. Art is as intangible at times as the light in the air, we can all experience it though regardless whether we can either literally touch it or if we can metaphorically grasp what the art is about; that is what I think art is more about.
Rigo and Raph talked a bit about the role Rigo plays as an artist and a sort of curator. They came to the decision that Rigo is more of a person who is a collaborator and programmer who gets different artist together to put work in galleries have parties, and do installations. This is an interesting role that he plays and one that would be fun to have. I can imagine at times it can be hectic but other than that you get to see and learn a lot about a lot of artists. Overall I found that what Rigo had to contribute to the mass of interviews that we have been watching was sort of like a true-life story of what art has been like in my life.
The most interesting part in this lecture for me was when Rigo talked about how art tends to reflect what is currently happening around us. This is mostly because the artists tend to put their current emotional feelings into their artwork, whether they believe it or not. As mentally lok back on my work, this seems to be the case for me. Video is the medium I choose most often, and it is mostly because through the creation of narrative on video, as the creator, you have the power to evoke your audience with whatever feelings and emotions you portray.
Brian said the best was to live through your art is to experience it. If I understand him correctly, as artists we tend to live through our art because we have experienced certain things. This is something I can't agree more with Since artists, for the most part have complete freedom to base and theme their pieces on whatever they like, they often find themselves creating art which reflects their current experience of living. After all, is it not the main goal of artists to evoke some sort of emotion from their pieces? Most often than not, the pieces reflect the current emotion of the artist.
Appearing from what Rigo said and the responses to Rigo -- his information and experience serves well. Art should take you where you need to go both geographically and inside of yourself. You should follow your heart and instinct and not listen to what others are saying because truly if art is the passion it can be done anywhere. Although we have seen so many great things in this class from artists around the world (with art communities) art can be done anywhere at anytime. I agree though that art reflects your feeling and time in your life. When I learn new things in sociology, I try to apply them to specific work I am doing, which I only really started doing recently (when I fell in love with sociology) so, my work is going to be a little altered from now on with the internal changes happening. I know Maine isn't a boom art center, but I think (if it is what a person wants) they should stay or go wherever they feel they need to be. Art is online now, traveling is possible, anything. Getting a diverse experience is important, which is why this class has been very helpful. Rigo really shows that art can really grow from within a person and go wherever (globally - I guess intergalactically as well, but that might be hard to have visitors).
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This was an interesting interview. I didn't catch everything he said, but the main point I got from it was how art took him across the world. I've always wanted to do that, but with my art form, music. I've been on tours, and am going on one this summer, but I have never been to Europe to play music or anywhere outside of America to play music. To see someone that has taken their art form and made it so they can see the world with it is greatly inspirational to me.
Rigo Pex of Meneo is an artist turn artist/curator. His story was interesting because he had mentioned that his experience of performances began with people getting together in warehouses and 'displaying' their work. It was not a typical system in which a curator invites artists from around the world to participate in an event but rather a word-of-mouth for artists to meet and perform.
Studying musicology and experimenting with sound samples of ordinary people has lead him to travels around the world. Aside from being a curator himself, he has done several jobs that were art related. Which should be inspiration for any art student who isn't quite sure what they are doing could go anywhere (or lead them to).
The interview was like both Kory and Stephan said interesting and was more of a good story of what your art can do for you, what it can mean to you, and where it can take you. I feel that to live through your art would be one of the best ways to experience it, and to allow it to grow and to learn more about yourself. Art is as intangible at times as the light in the air, we can all experience it though regardless whether we can either literally touch it or if we can metaphorically grasp what the art is about; that is what I think art is more about.
Rigo and Raph talked a bit about the role Rigo plays as an artist and a sort of curator. They came to the decision that Rigo is more of a person who is a collaborator and programmer who gets different artist together to put work in galleries have parties, and do installations. This is an interesting role that he plays and one that would be fun to have. I can imagine at times it can be hectic but other than that you get to see and learn a lot about a lot of artists. Overall I found that what Rigo had to contribute to the mass of interviews that we have been watching was sort of like a true-life story of what art has been like in my life.
The most interesting part in this lecture for me was when Rigo talked about how art tends to reflect what is currently happening around us. This is mostly because the artists tend to put their current emotional feelings into their artwork, whether they believe it or not. As mentally lok back on my work, this seems to be the case for me. Video is the medium I choose most often, and it is mostly because through the creation of narrative on video, as the creator, you have the power to evoke your audience with whatever feelings and emotions you portray.
Brian said the best was to live through your art is to experience it. If I understand him correctly, as artists we tend to live through our art because we have experienced certain things. This is something I can't agree more with Since artists, for the most part have complete freedom to base and theme their pieces on whatever they like, they often find themselves creating art which reflects their current experience of living. After all, is it not the main goal of artists to evoke some sort of emotion from their pieces? Most often than not, the pieces reflect the current emotion of the artist.
Appearing from what Rigo said and the responses to Rigo -- his information and experience serves well. Art should take you where you need to go both geographically and inside of yourself. You should follow your heart and instinct and not listen to what others are saying because truly if art is the passion it can be done anywhere. Although we have seen so many great things in this class from artists around the world (with art communities) art can be done anywhere at anytime. I agree though that art reflects your feeling and time in your life. When I learn new things in sociology, I try to apply them to specific work I am doing, which I only really started doing recently (when I fell in love with sociology) so, my work is going to be a little altered from now on with the internal changes happening. I know Maine isn't a boom art center, but I think (if it is what a person wants) they should stay or go wherever they feel they need to be. Art is online now, traveling is possible, anything. Getting a diverse experience is important, which is why this class has been very helpful. Rigo really shows that art can really grow from within a person and go wherever (globally - I guess intergalactically as well, but that might be hard to have visitors).
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