Art bodies ( seen, found, curated, perused, persuaded, captured, abandoned, entertained, desired and entitled )
‘The value of art is in the observer.’
We are made by art as much as we make art.
Art Bodies looks at the the relationship between art and the viewer.
I arrive with an intention to look at things differently. To watch as I look.
The viewer effect could be as interesting as the observer phenomena in sub-atomic physics or just some damn kid passing by and looking cool.
I’m struck at the quiet attention given to a work and how the viewers self consciousness disappears.
Now I am in Darwin and there is a different set of dynamics between place and space.
I can see that the focus on audiences is changing to focus on the spaces we inhabit. … more on this as this project grows.
Some of the works here are all about the viewer ( Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017, Geman Pavilion Venice ).
Some artists enjoy a subliminal secret messaging whispering intent and response.
