Project 1: Artist Research

The artist that I chose to explore was Heather Hart. Hart is a successful American Installation artist, who creates her work in a variety of different forms of media, such as drawings/paintings, collages, and architecture. The thing about Hart's art that interests me the most is how she mainly focuses and works on making her artwork interactive, intended to get the audience participating with it in some way. I think that this is an extremely successful tactic for an artist, because there is no better way to get the audience engaged with art than by literally engaging them/letting them interact with the piece. This is because it lets the audience explore more of the work, makes it more interpretable and dynamic, draws a better reaction, and makes the exhibit more fun and memorable!

Of all of Heather's work, her Oracle projects are my favorite. I enjoyed these for various reasons. The rooftops are very interesting to look at, considering how it's a mere rooftop in the ground with the whole rest of the house MIA. This is very cool because it's unique, something we don't regularly see or think about actually existing. It makes you wonder why there's no rest of the house, and what it means or may symbolize. It kind of reminds me of a fantasy, as it resembles the Hobbit houses in a way. Aside from the visual and metaphorical aspects that I appreciate about this project, my favorite thing about it is its interactivity. In the pictures, you see people kicking back on the grass and admiring it, and you see people climbing on the roof, playing live music, or laying down on it relaxing. I liked this because of the chill vibes of the audience, which tells us that Heather Hart was very successful in the ultimate goal of this installation art piece.

Oracle of Lacuna

Heather Hart's artist statement:

My work explores nostalgic futurism, amalgams of distorted traditions and symbols, handed down and mashed-up to fit our prospective needs. My works are meant to expand with public programing and viewer activation. I am interested in not only creating site-specific liminal space for personal reclamation but also in questioning dominant narratives and creating alternatives to them. 

Project 1: Proposal

Hello!

Howdy! Welcome to my blog, where I will be posting all of my awesome projects and works of art from my Multimedia Installation Art course throughout the semester.

I am a Junior/third year at this fine University, however I had just recently switched my major from Digital Arts to Animation. I enrolled in the University of Tampa as a Film & Media Arts major, which I really enjoyed and learned a lot; however, as I gained more experience and thought about my career plan, I decided to switch and focus more on what I really wanted to do and enjoyed doing the most. 

This is only the second multimedia art class I've ever taken, but I'm already very intrigued in what this course has to offer on an educational standpoint as well as my eagerness to create some really cool projects. I am very excited to learn more and further improve/build my skills over the next 4 months!