Christopher Reid
LandE scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
I am not inclined to say what people should or shouldn’ t do. There are really interesting and important non object based art practices evolving from relational aesthetics. I think these are really important. Particularly ones that lean towards issues of social justice. I’ m thinking of the works of Suzanne Lacy and Ted Purves to name just two of many that I am aware of and I‘ m sure there are many more artists working along these lines that I have not yet encountered. Also works like
Concerto in Black and Blue by David Hammons. I am an object maker. I wouldn’ t say that one should focus on the nature of the medium as something that translates reality. I use the medium to add another layer of meaning and history. If I am working with porcelain it is because I want to tap in to the history and meaning of that material. The same is true for the textiles and Indigo. I think that materials themselves can open a chain of semiotic meaning. Materials move and meander through the world and there is a history
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