I'm feeling a bit like a detective at this moment - check out Dropped Cone (2001), which Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen installed at Neumarkt Galerie in Cologne, Germany... Does it remind you of something? Perhaps Wurm's House Attack (2006), which I called "original" in my last post...
Bummer...
Well even if the physical effect of the two works is quite similar, the messages are different, and arguably, eh, that's what counts... Of Dropped Cone Oldenburg and van Bruggen said that it is a "cornucopia of consumerism" and a "sign of transience."
To see more of Oldenburg and van Bruggen's (awesome) large-scale collaborations visit their website at www.oldenburgvanbruggen.com .
Gabi! Its so funny that you are bringing this up now. First off, perhaps the two artists (Oldenburg, and Wurm) are in the process, unbeknowingly, of creating a new school of pop-art. However that is only minor to the other idea you bring up of originality.
ReplyDeleteWurm's House Attack, as you said was reminiscent of Oldenburg's storefront) and so can it be counted as creative. Well, you argue yes, since its a new application of the medium with the house being installed onto the gallery. Then you find, Oldenburg's cone and it serves a similar purpose installation wise.
What I am trying to get at, is a point we have been discussing in my psychology of creativity class...DO ANY NEW AND TOTALLY ORIGINAL IDEAS EXIST ANYMORE? AND CAN THERE POSSIBLY BE NEW IDEAS? I am under the pessimistic notion that with 6 Billion people and Billions more ancestors there can unfortunately not be any new and completely novel ideas.
However, I think that pointing to the message instead of just the form proves that both of these ideas are still creative and original, even if not in form.
Just my two-cents
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Sam
I like Sam's interesting theory that there are truly no totally original ideas out there but I must disagree. Since no one in the world is exactly the same, how can an idea not be original? Arguably, even the smallest change in an idea makes it completely original. Also, just because we cannot think of something today, it does not mean we won't tomorrow. Much like in life and art, how does society determine originality?
ReplyDeleteMuch like the Impressionists I've learned about recently, they did not paint anything new, they just had a new take on it. At that time even a small change to painting was considered original enough to be classified entirely differently than before.
Perhaps today or tomorrow we will all have a new and original idea that will change the world...or perhaps the day after next.