AP 3D Breadth 4 Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition

How does the juxtaposition of materials in an art work create meaning?

Assignment: Use juxtaposition to create a unique ceramic or mixed-media art piece.
Reading: Shaping Space pp. 28-33

Look at the images and video (links) below to see examples of juxtaposition.

Surrealism-

a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.

 

Juxtaposition refers to an act or instance of placing properties together, especially for the purpose of comparison or contrast. Beyond creating visually interesting effects, such juxtaposition brings different trains of thought into relation and creates debate. The nature and outcomes of such debate can be shaped by the artist’s choices, although as an approach commonly used in Postmodern art, such debate rarely declares a distinct point of view. http://vimeo.com/14264324

Meret Oppenheim's, Fur Cup was created in the art period of Surrealism and represents juxtaposing various materials but also the idea of the odd sensation it would be to drink out of a fur cup

Scroll to the video below:
http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A4416&page_number=1&template_id=1&sort_order=1

                                                   

Michelle Taylor modern version's of Meret Oppenheim's cup



        Brad Bachmeier
The familiar image of the UPC bar code on this hand-made wheel-thrown ceramic vessel creates an immediate and ironic juxtaposition. In the vocabulary of this body of work, the modern symbol hints at commercialism, marketing and consumerism as well as setting forth questions about the application of this artificial symbol on this organic matter implying deeper impositions of technological advances.

 

This vessel form uses the ancient term philatory, a word used to describe a niche which contains something sacred while allowing you to see the object. In this case we are peering at three human moral plagues in modern forms, namely: Power, Possessions and Pleasure. The figurative element to the vessel provides both a personal and generalized human attachment to these large issues. The Golem-like figure illustrates how mindlessly human motivations and actions can be considered.      Magnus Gjoen’s  shows the juxtaposition between the beautiful and the destructive or undesirable.   Ai Wei Wei     Roberto Lugo                                   “Weight Loss Attempt Via Suicide with A Toy Gun”   Carlos Dye     Constructing personal narratives through popular imagery based on memories of my life, and dreams is the foundation of my work. In my work there is angst, happiness, temptation, and sorrow that I transcribe through iconography, and symbolism. The illustrations displayed in my work creates a natural confusion for the viewer when juxtaposed among conflicting images. This illusory approach creates consonance for the viewer.