Ruth Asawa
Saw this show at JANM.
Ruth Asawa has a nice body of work. The wire baskets are amazing. I'm not sure if she has enough sense of depth in her work, as in where does it come from, why does she do it, etc... it's as if, she just did it, people liked it, and that's the end of the story. Which then brings up another point. Whether my assessment is true or not, does it really matter? Does it need to have a message, does it need to have a special history rather than a boring one?
Ruth Asawa has a nice body of work. The wire baskets are amazing. I'm not sure if she has enough sense of depth in her work, as in where does it come from, why does she do it, etc... it's as if, she just did it, people liked it, and that's the end of the story. Which then brings up another point. Whether my assessment is true or not, does it really matter? Does it need to have a message, does it need to have a special history rather than a boring one?
posted by gr @ PERMLINK: 10:25 PM
4 Comments:
I feel that when someone is determining
what is art and what is not art, it is a
subjective thing. Art varies in so
many ways, I don't think a person can
make limits on it.
I like Ruth Asawa's wire works and I like
the baskets the most. They look very
organic and kind of remind me of something
one of my favorite artists (Isamu Noguchi) would do.
I agree but sometimes, you want to know more, how the art got there, and when you don't get that, or you get a disappointing story, then the art means less than it did... I think.
Yes, sometimes it's difficult to find
information on the art and for the
life of you, you can't find it. And
it's very disappointing, especially
if it is something that you really like.
I think there could be a number
of reasons. Some artists feel they
don't need to explain their work or
Some artists do want to explain, but
the museum or gallery doesn't provide
a place for it. Even some artists can't
make an explanation for their work.
I have a friend who is a very talented
natural artist, but when it comes to
writing, math, or science he's totally
lost. His oral presentations on his
work were also not so good, but
the teachers loved it because it
was beautiful.
So I think that part of it is pretty
complicated also.
if you wanted to know more...you could do what i did- buy the Ruth Asawa exhibit catalog sold in the museum shop.
i loved the exhibit, so beautiful, peaceful, simple and practical. the film interview really spoke to the non-egocentric approach she had to her art.
very chldlike and experimental.
i felt fortunate to see her retrospective. it made perfect sense to me.
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