Matthew
Barney
Matthew Barney is a unique artist
who works with drawing, sculpture, photography, and film. He has a strange yet interesting style in
which he incorporates many ideas. One of
his series is known as Drawing Restraint.
In these drawings, the body is physically restrained throughout the duration
of making a drawing. Later drawings in
the series employ different types of restraint, such as Drawing Restraint 19,
where graphite is attached to the bottom of a skateboard, and then the drawing
is created as the skateboarder maneuvers the board. The Cremaster Cycle series is a combination
of scultpture, performance, and video art.
The Cremaster series is based upon the idea of creation, and male and
female reproductive organs.
Last semester I was introduced to
Matthew Barney’s work. While I did not
completely understand his Cremaster Cycle, I connected more with the Drawing
Restraint series. I was inspired by the
idea of physical limitation while drawing.
I also thought more about attaching drawing implements to moving
objects, to create chance drawings. As
for Barney’s Cremaster series, I enjoyed his sculptures and he had interesting
use of costuming. Matthew Barney’s art
is largely performance based, which is something that many artists fail to
address. I also learned from him that
working within a series is beneficial.
It gives the artist time to truly explore a theme and develop ideas,
rather than working on one piece of art and then not revisiting it again. I think that working in a theme is a great
way to improve skills and concept.
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