Performative Practice
The challenge for abstraction is to avoid becoming pure decoration. With so-called 鈥減rovisional鈥� abstraction dominating the market because of its decorative appeal and relatively fast production, artists have started looking for ways to create a more meaningful type of abstraction. One answer has been to craft an art object through what could be called a performative process, or in other words, the creation of a work of art that exposes the means or circumstances of it鈥檚 making upon it鈥檚 form.
While this intersection of process and performance has a history in 20th century art (from Yves Klein鈥檚 anthropometries to Richard Serra鈥檚 early hot lead works) contemporary artists who thrive in the realms of chance and physical artmaking have begun to turn toward these concepts in order to break new ground and avoid categorization.
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The challenge for abstraction is to avoid becoming pure decoration. With so-called 鈥減rovisional鈥� abstraction dominating the market because of its decorative appeal and relatively fast production, artists have started looking for ways to create a more meaningful type of abstraction. One answer has been to craft an art object through what could be called a performative process, or in other words, the creation of a work of art that exposes the means or circumstances of it鈥檚 making upon it鈥檚 form.
While this intersection of process and performance has a history in 20th century art (from Yves Klein鈥檚 anthropometries to Richard Serra鈥檚 early hot lead works) contemporary artists who thrive in the realms of chance and physical artmaking have begun to turn toward these concepts in order to break new ground and avoid categorization.
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