project #3 assignment

Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith uses the body in an interesting way by incorporating it into the stories that she tells with her artwork. She usually tries to make a connection between animals and the human form. In her work she tries to radically change the human view of the body or of an animal of some sort. I think that her work is generally a really good representation of the body by either removing the actual body from the piece or by using something as a figural representation of the body. She really inspires me because she does not let the fact that she may be afraid of trying something stop her from going and widening her knowlege of materials and forms of art.
Nick Cave
Nick Cave is best known for his piece called Soundsuits that  represent the body in a whimsical and

colorful way. Many of his pieces are not meant to just be seen in the gallery, but rather are photographed in motion and that is the "real artwork" that he wants the viewer to see. Also, many of these costumes completely make the body look different. They take away the formal qualities of the body and the individual features that we as humans think extremely important. However, he does give the costumes their own identity by making them each unique, but in a way that the viewer knows that they are his creations, not individuals.
Janine Antoni
Janine Antoni uses mainly her body as the tool in her artwork. Also, her artwork mainly focuses on the actions she preforms with her body. Many of her works focus on the absence of the body or the disintegration of the form of the body. Also her works addresses the act of feeding the body and how the body will fight for food. I think the most interesting thing about her pieces would be the fact that she uses her own body as the main tool in her art. She does not let others work for her, but would rather use herself as an example.
Ann Hamilton
Ann Hamilton focuses her pieces on the oraphasis of the body. She changes the meaning by putting little cameras in them and every time they open, like the mouth, the camera takes a picture. I think that this is a really interesting concept because it catalog's your day, but not exactly like you would think. It really changes the way that the function of the different things that she uses are viewed. I really like how her pieces make you think about what is truly weird or inordinate. The most interesting thing about her work is the fact that she makes you think about the importance of your eyes and your perception of things in life.
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney addresses how the body  can be restricted in different ways to make simple tasks hard and foreboding. He specifically makes ways that inhibit the body from doing things like drawing. He really evaluates the way that the body moves and overcomes distractions. Also, just because drawing is a major part of his pieces, it is not supposed to be the focus. The focus is the way that the body moves and contorts to the obstrucctions that it has been put under. I think that it is really cool the way that he works because it encompasses a variety of ways that the body is restricted everyday. I really like that he addresses the way the body moves and preforms also.