Contributor post by Lisa Solomon
happy new year poppytalk ! i spent alot of time this winter break thinking about what artists i want to add to my collection. i thought i'd kick off 2012 with another all time favorite... and something a bit more installational.
i think it's safe to say that material is a very important construct in contemporary art. what art is actually made out of informs the meaning and content of the work. a "painting" made with something other than paint [say food] starts to relate to a whole host of other issues and ideas. if you paint with chocolate then not only are you twisting the idea of what a painting is -- the smell, and the relationship to the history of chocolate or candy making, not to mention the sheer delight in the surprise of an alternate use for chocolate can enhance or enrich your own and your viewer's experience with the work.
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i think it's safe to say that material is a very important construct in contemporary art. what art is actually made out of informs the meaning and content of the work. a "painting" made with something other than paint [say food] starts to relate to a whole host of other issues and ideas. if you paint with chocolate then not only are you twisting the idea of what a painting is -- the smell, and the relationship to the history of chocolate or candy making, not to mention the sheer delight in the surprise of an alternate use for chocolate can enhance or enrich your own and your viewer's experience with the work.
