The ways of things: Objects in the studio


Autoria(s): Robb, Charles
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

Conventions of the studio presuppose the artist as the active agent, imposing his/her will upon and through objects that remain essentially inert. However, this characterisation of practice overlooks the complex object dynamics that underpin the art-making process. Far from passive entities, objects are resistant, ‘speaking back’ to the artist, impressing their will upon their surroundings. Objects stick to one another, fall over, drip, spill, spatter and chip one another. Objects support, dismantle, cover and transform one another. Objects are both the apparatus of the studio and its products. It can be argued that the work of art is as much shaped by objects as it is by human impulse. Within this alternate ontology, the artist becomes but one element in a constellation of objects. Drawing upon Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and a selection of photographs of my studio processes, this practice-led paper will explore the notion of agentive objects and the ways in which the contemporary art studio can be reconsidered as a primary site for the production of new object relationships.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/82875/

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/82875/1/ROBB%20AAF%20NOTES%20PUB.pdf

Robb, Charles (2015) The ways of things: Objects in the studio. In Aesthetics After Finitude Conference, 5-6 February 2015, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW. (Unpublished)

Direitos

Copyright 2015 Charles Robb

All rights reserved

Fonte

Creative Industries Faculty; School of Media, Entertainment & Creative Arts

Palavras-Chave #190502 Fine Arts (incl. Sculpture and Painting) #practice-led research #Contemporary sculpture #Object-oriented ontology #Subjectivity
Tipo

Conference Paper