Jenny Holzer - Installation, 1997
(Apologies for the poor quality of this photograph)
Guggenheim,Bilbao
Having recently selected Beth Lloyd as our latested Artist, an immediate connection between Beths work is Jenny Holzer. Not only do both artists promote the idea of confrontation, there is a direct need, almost an obsession to be acknowledged and understood. Having encountered the above piece, "installation,1997" at the Guggenheim, Bilbao the level of control which had been possessed was captivating. I was no longer just an audience, I became manipulated and forced to make sense of a play on words. For a period of time the only importance was to justify a meaning in order to feel an emotional connection between myself and this piece.
Holzers use of scale and composition creates narrative between its audience, informing us of our role, a conversation that we are no longer dominant. In this case the scale of the installation allows us minimal control over the piece.
- Sense of direction in a foreign country, a set of indicated rules.
- Freedom had been manipulated, expression of comfort and reassurance.
- Highlighted issues involving propaganda
Tate Modern, London
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In this piece the idea of fragility is heavily juxtaposed, any audience is made to feel violated, due to fear. After endless Tate modern visits, my connection that has been so consistent with this piece has been one of the few pieces of art that I have endlessly contemplated. Not only for its level of control but for its underlining understanding of the mental state. The power within the last thing that can be read , the rhetorical questioning of ones actions, "do you want to fall not ever knowing who took you?" Clarifies that Holzer provokes response in order for it to become an Artwork.
Personally, Holzers "Truisms" share a greater significant relationship with Beths work. I understand the structure, composition and content, they share no other relationship apart from their audiences. There are no barriers, no distractions, their job is to communicate, which they successfully achieve.
Holzers use of scale and composition creates narrative between its audience, informing us of our role, a conversation that we are no longer dominant. In this case the scale of the installation allows us minimal control over the piece.
- Sense of direction in a foreign country, a set of indicated rules.
- Freedom had been manipulated, expression of comfort and reassurance.
- Highlighted issues involving propaganda
Tate Modern, London
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Jenny Holzer, Truisms
Tate Modern
In this piece the idea of fragility is heavily juxtaposed, any audience is made to feel violated, due to fear. After endless Tate modern visits, my connection that has been so consistent with this piece has been one of the few pieces of art that I have endlessly contemplated. Not only for its level of control but for its underlining understanding of the mental state. The power within the last thing that can be read , the rhetorical questioning of ones actions, "do you want to fall not ever knowing who took you?" Clarifies that Holzer provokes response in order for it to become an Artwork.
Personally, Holzers "Truisms" share a greater significant relationship with Beths work. I understand the structure, composition and content, they share no other relationship apart from their audiences. There are no barriers, no distractions, their job is to communicate, which they successfully achieve.
- Becky
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