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| A bricolage sculpture by Frank Vagnone. |
Postmodernist
times witnessed the creation and re-creation of a wide variety of
concepts in every area of study, including philosophy, politics,
literature and sociology among others. In relation to that, visual
arts were no exception.
Bricolage
(French for 'tinkering') is a postmodernist artistic tendency
characterised by the creation of a new work out of the parts or
pieces of other related or non-related objects.
What is
interesting about bricolage is the fact that it implies
deconstructing the world around you in order to create something
beautiful and meaningful. Furthermore, this postmodernist intentional
deconstruction knows no difference among the employed objects as it
justs rethinks the purpose and the usage of the things around as it
puts them together. Moreover, by satisfying the artist's will, the
creation of these works finds beauty in daily items while it also
questions the randomness of these items.
The following picure shows an example of an array of rooms decorated using bricolage. It was designed by Kurt Schwitters in 1933.
Nowadays,
this technique is still employed as a way to attach new meanings to
the objects around us.
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| Marc Sparfel's bricolage sculptures. |
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| 'Oiseau Senufo', by Marc Sparfel. |
Personally,
what I like the most about this tendency is the fact that you can
make use of long-forgotten items to communicate new ideas.
Consequently, sculptures and bricolage works in general promote
recycling.
I find amazing that by just deconstructing objects the artist can change it use and purpose. And it's a way to show that things have more that one specific use and we should stop to think in such and closed-minded way.
ResponderEliminarOn the other hand, as you mention it's awesome that they recycle items to create new art.
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ResponderEliminarI had never seen such an art based on deconstruction. Since I like arts very much, every time I can I go to see expositions in Art galleries and appreciate different styles; however, with this course I have learned a lot about modernism and postmodernism in literature, but not in this type of art. Now that I can see it and associated with postmodernism features, deconstruction in art fits quite well due to the way it uses elements of the reality to create new ones in a more beautiful perspective. I really like the way this technique makes us appreciate even more daily objects and their meanings to our lives.
ResponderEliminarRemember that you can also recycle, deconstruct and re-create ideas ;)
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