I really loved the video we watched about Robert Irwin and hearing his philosophy on art/life. He wants to make art that makes you aware you’re around it all the time. He stressed the point of not having a frame so that the art is everywhere, it has no end and the viewer is surrounded by it and gets the real experience. His art requires constant moving and refining, because he wants to create a field of color with no top or bottom. This field of pure energy would radiate around your vision. Irwin uses prime colors and black and white almost in a way of sensory deprivation to make to extend human perception. His view on art makes me think of metaphysics as he was talking about energy that changes how the art is percieved by individuals.
His work reminds me of Olafur Eliason – who’s work is similar in concept. His art also has no frame, he works with all colors and lots of geometry. It’s also about realizing that art is all around you always and it’s about how you perceive it. For example, his work “Beauty” of water droplets falling before a light, require the person to see the rainbow in the work, and each person sees their own rainbow. Another artist who Robert Irwin reminds me of is Mark Rothko, who was also an abstract expressionist like Irwin in the 50s-60s. His paintings are also huge canvaes of pure color and energy radiating out of them creating an ambiance for the viewer.
I could relate to what he was saying about creating an experience is a challenge, and hoping the art becomes part of the space, in relation to my project.
~Veronika