Kyle Kopta DTC

   Art is the total event. As the definition and parameters for what constituted art evolved through artistic movements like those of Fluxus and Futurists, artists began to measure the artistic value of their work in terms of the totality of its noise, subject, process, and psychology. Especially regarding multimedia art, the physical and literally-observable characteristics of an art piece (or installation in this case) were not as important as the ideas behind the art. This, along with the prevalence of viewer participation and unconventional presentation practices in early video installation art, solidified the idea of art being an event that has a context in its surroundings.     This section of the book really inspires me to experiment with the way in which I present my work to the world. Up until now, the only way my work has been shown is through the means of a frame hanging on the wall or on a projector for critique. Inversely, artists like Julia Sche...

   Video art is interesting to me in that it has the capacity to be very impersonal and commercial, as is the case in many blockbuster films, but it also has the potential to be a profoundly personal and expressive medium if put into the right hands. For artists like Bill Viola, video art is a vehicle for self-discovery and expression through a process similar to a painter experimenting with different paints on a canvas. On the other hand, other artists like Andy Warhol used video as a form of diary and documentation to act as a supplement or companion piece to the actual work being produced int he studio. Using video as a means to document the process of creating really lends itself to the idea of process art and audience participation as well.    What I found most interesting about this section was the idea of shocking and alluring viewers into a unique relationship between the artist and the viewer. The book explores this idea in regards to American artist Chr...

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