Category: Unit3
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‘Layered rocks: the archaeological site of a family’ program of works
This was the first piece I wanted to make, a piece where I wanted to present family history as archaeology. This will be able to show the connection between the individual and the family in a time dimensional way. I have divided the whole work into five layers, corresponding to five generations in China: the…
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Timeline-Unit3 6.15-8.31
Phase 1: In-depth Research and Concept Anchoring (June 15th – June 30th, approximately 2 weeks) Reading section: Preliminary “Family File” Collection: Phase 2: Fiction Building and Prototype Experimentation (July 1 – July 21, 3 weeks) Construct an archive of “fictitious records”: Phase 3: Production and Preliminary Testing (July 22 – August 18, approximately 4 weeks)…
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The Case for Art on Family Narratives
1.Huang Qingjun “Family Pawn” New Works Exhibition（2015） Huang Qingjun’s series of video works “Family Pawns” is based on the generational background of modern China. In the accelerationist China, through the city and the hustle and bustle, we capture the objects in our lives, and use the form of the objects to reflect the inner attributes…
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Funding and sponsorship of artists with similar subject matter
1.Xiaogang Zhang He is a well-known contemporary Chinese artist whose main source of funding relies on galleries and auction houses to sell his artworks. He captures a sensitive period in China, the ‘Cultural Revolution’, a traumatic and sensitive part of China’s contemporary history. This has enabled him to gain favour with collectors from all over…
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Participatory Art Practices for Constructing Diverse Ethnographic Narratives
1.HEALTH ALTAR (2nd. Scene), 2022 link:HEALTH ALTAR (2nd. Scene), 2022: Un proyecto de Jesús Palomino en colaboración con el Laboratorio experimental de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Málaga. | ARTxt. Artistic Experimentation Review The altar is a site of meaning concentration and spiritual appeal… Meaningful scenes of health restoration are constructed in altar-like spaces…
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Thoughts from Les Lieux de Mémoire
1.The Importance of Space in Narrative The fundamental reason for the birth of the field of memory is that when spontaneous memories disappear, we are forced to consciously construct archives, celebrations, and monuments. These places are no longer natural carriers of memory, but deliberately designed symbols of memory – they are both ruins and new…
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Plan of how to promote family narrative and self artist brand at Social Media
Using visuals and images to communicate on social media platforms is a very effective and money-saving method. Create a 3d rendered 2d video with blender to promote Chinese culture. This is a very good practice to promote traditional Chinese culture with contemporary fashion and aesthetics. It’s a combination of traditional Eastern aesthetics and Western aesthetics,…
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The Case for Art Exhibits Expressing Family History
1.Chan Kai-kee, “A Family of Time Collage All history is personal. Around 2006, Chen Qiqi began the creation of My Shiqian, using memories from a personal perspective as a clue. He focuses on the concepts of family, clan, era, history and region, and has produced a series of results. For example, in terms of artistic…
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Envisioning the deconstruction of traditional family narratives through the five senses
Richie’s class helped me a lot, and was the first time I started to notice that visual is not the only way and means to create. I began to notice that for a topic as popular and personal as family memories or family narratives, an overly figurative work or vision could be counterproductive and leave…