In this section, author states video artist Vito Acconci “psychological word games that probe the relationship of the viewer to the subject being watched” which I kinda gives me an unsettling vibes . And it is video I should not be watching by myself or with anyone really. The video shooting is major closeup scene that is rather intimate and talking rather soft gives me goose bumps. Not happy moment for me.
In the book, New Media in Art, by Michael Rush mentions artists in the last century are experimenting more with mix media (7). Incorporating readymade objects, personal trinkets, and recyclable objects, focusing on the emotion rather than technical skills. Rush references a famous artist, Marcel Duchamp that changed the focus of what is a fine art. Duchamp for example famous piece controversial "fountain" sculpture was not considered art because it was ready-made that had no creat. However, it is an art because it was Duchamp protest towards the Art Galleries and Museums because who are they decide what is art. Art does not have definitive rules of what qualifies as art, there might be tasteful art and distasteful art (22). I think it should be up to the artist and audience to consider what is art, tasteful otherwise.
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