Visual_Art_Analysis

Visual Art Analysis Visual arts have been used to record, expand, reflect and communicate ideas to enhance people’s surrounding. Historical events are illustrated by the use of visual arts such as plagues, battles and celebrations are depicted in painting and drawing. Although the better the illustration might appear to be, it is hard to bring out the perspective viewer without engagement of the critical thinking. Colin Ives in his digital arts has engaged an interactive aspect in digital arts where here he has used presentations and explanations to make easier for a layman to understand the art work in digital world. Although on my side I do understand and entertain to go through digital arts, great number of population pay less attentions to search items for what is regarded as technical aspect of artwork. Colin has used performance to simplify what appears to be ambiguity in the world of art making it more interesting article creating more attentions. The most significant sculpture in Colin’s work as far as am concerned was one which presented a Nocturne media installation focusing on animals like mice and opossums that finds successful niches within urban and suburban landscape. It’s a contrast to see a fully occupied city with human nature small, minute animals finds its way in its landscapes and managing to survive to its best (Jeremijenko). Collin uses video, live traps and surveillance equipments to capture the footage of these animals. LCD screens or projections are used in the gallery to play captured videos by displaying the actual size of the creatures. The used videos respond to the actions and presences of the viewer logging into the gallery bringing a mediated swap between the co-inhabitants of urban areas. Collin’s major intention in the project is not only to acknowledge personal lives of the animals presented but also to bring out the idea that they have a significant presence in our contemporary urban spaces bringing the sense that the boundary that lay in between artificial objects and natural ones remains permeable (Jeremijenko). Comparably to the work of Collin, Natalie Jeremijenko shows simple attention grabbing methods of changing your mind into an environmental caring and friendly perspective by relating daily life with eco lab. Being guided by the fact that new technology are opportunity for social transformation Natalie come up with a Lab Environmental Health Clinic which is just a twist on health. To improve environmental health one just needs to walk into an environmental health clinic with an environmental concern where s/he will get the best prescription. She argues that we as the people have what it takes to redefine what health is. According to a study by Philip Landrigan most medical practitioners spend most of their time 80-90% in treating asthma, developmental delays, childhood cancer, child hood obesity and diabetes related issues. She says that ones you treat a contaminated air or water you don’t just saves your life but even the life of all those you share that commodity with them (Jeremijenko). In this lab instead of presenting urine sample a impatient is required to submit mice sample which she refer it to be most quintessential organism to share cohabit with. They share almost every thing that human being is exposed to but they are more environmental friendly for they occupy limited geographical space than we occupy. This reminds us that in order to maintain environmental health every person must participate in environmental friendly activities. Work cited Jeremijenko, Natalie. The Art of the Eco-Mindshift. Sweet Speeches alpha, 1 Oct. 2009. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. < http://www.sweetspeeches.com/>