In class this week we saw some art created by Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney creates his pieces with sculpture, photography, drawing, and film. We were given an article to read outside of class that described to us more about Matthew Barney and his art. In this article, we learned that Barney first was noticed as an artist in 1991. He became successful instantly and ever since then, his artwork has gotten stranger and better. At the time that the article was written, Barney was the most important American artist of his generation. He is recognized for his creation of films and videos. He also performs in most of them himself. Matthew Barney and his crew created sculptures and other items to be in the films.
“Think of Barney’s work as a jigsaw puzzle.” This is a quote from the article that I believe sums up Matthew Barney’s creations. What he did was take pieces from his own life, the lives of Houdini and Gilmore, the history of the Mormon Church, the history of art, and material from his older work. He took all of these pieces and put them together to create new pieces. The films that Barney created are the type that stick in a person’s mind, leaving and impression on them.
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