Class Commentary- April 21st

Today we viewed some works of art by Chris Burden and Josef Bueys in Contemporary Art History class. It’s amazing how much these two classes overlap in their content. I found the lecture topics similar to what we were talking about today in class Concept Class. What I found most intriguing about there work was not only the amount of thought that they put into each piece but also their level of dedication to completing it and executing their idea. These are not easy ideas to execute especially with regards to Chris Burden. Crucifying himself on the hood of a VW or having someone shoot himself in the arm. How could you even conceive this. How could you desensitize yourself to the point of physically doing harm to yourself. It’s gruesome. As powerful and disturbing as his work is I’m sure it connects on more levels with main stay folk than expected. Josef Bueys piece that he did with the coyote was brilliant. Man versus the wild in a man made habitat. That’s pretty much how I view the world. We have taken over but the wild is still the wild. It’s untamable. It’s unexplainable and the unknown is what makes that particular art piece incredible. Not to mention the performance piece started as soon as he got of the plane from France. It’s the amount of thought that these artists put into their work that amazes me. The consideration is so integral to the whole.