Introduction to conceptual art

con·cep·tu·al art

noun

1. 1.

   art in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one.
   

   
   

   
   

   Remember your final project will be totally OPEN, but MUST have a solid CONCEPT (and artist statement) behind it. 
   
   Your 10 Experimental Drawings are meant to serve as mini "prompts" to delve into the world of conceptual art-making. We have begun to talk about your work in terms of NARRATIVE and legibility. Do realize you may get to a point of NO narrative, but it will still have some legibility and response from the audience. Always step back (or get a friend to step back) and see what this response is. Your pieces can span the emotional or genre gambit. Do not be afraid to cover a wide variety of topics and tones. Get these done EARLY! Your work-load will increase across the board as the semester progresses, so don't put them off.

   
   

   Be aware TEXT and figures change how we read work IMMEASURABLY (even if used as mark-making). Play around with surface, technique, color, media, formatting, subject, narrative, deconstruction, abstraction, style, and layout. Have FUN! Think about what you are doing, the result, and legibility/ interpretation/ interaction (AUDIENCE!).

   
   

   I am looking forward to seeing what you all come up with! For all digital files, videos, sculptural drawings requiring special consideration please let me know ahead of time so this can be dealt with for critique.

   
   

   I've given you other examples in earlier posts. Check them out! Examples from class today:

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   Young the Giant: Mind Over Matter (LYRIC VIDEO)

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   Husband Animates a Joke Told by His Drunk Wife

   May 8th, 2013

   
   

   Read more athttp://www.sadanduseless.com/2013/05/drunk-wife/#yJwxQAudbR7X4bU1.99 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   And a few not presented that are just fun:

   
   

   
   

   Heather Hansen -- Emptied Gestures

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   I have NO information on this artist, except to say that these are contemporary works built in libraries in Taguig City, Philippines. It's fun though, no? :) I will dig and see what I can find for you. 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   OBVIOUSLY, not all of these serve as super strong examples of CONCEPTUAL art, as conceptual art requires the CONCEPT and results in the work. I am just presenting the work. These are just meant to give you examples of drawing outside of the traditional box. Great concepts can result in NO work too (think, a whole room *drawing* a single image on each other's back, telephone-style, to pass a message on without words).