Alice Aycock studied minimalism in the late 1960s under the guiding hand of Robert Morris. Aycock began to work with wood and stone to create large sculptures and monuments that would later be displayed in the public.
The sculpture on the left is Hoop-La (2014) and the sculpture on the right is Three-Fold Manifestation II,1987 (1987). Most of Aycock's work is moved from location to location.
Aycock's work clearly shows the potential of working outside the normal confinements of art. Viewers
can easily see how the sculptures manifest their own shapes and don't follow normal physics and
honestly hypnotize the human eye.
https://www.artsy.net/artist/alice-aycock
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Joan Jonas was born New York (1936). Jonas is an extremely unique artist whom creates video often. This is often combined with music and additional dancers. She's known for bridging the connection of history from the past with current politics. Jonas still performs today and some of her work can be found at the Moma. Below is a video showing what Jonas typically does in order to create her video art.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6wI33GTnf0#t=296
Susan Rothenberg was born in Buffalo, New York (1945). She studied at Cornell University and began to work on large acrylic paintings. Many of them were paintings of horses. Below on the left, is Cabin Fever 1976. The painting has a rather symbolic/totemic imagery which often makes viewers question its true meaning. When Rothenberg moved to New Mexico, she transitioned from working on acrylic paintings to working on oil paintings. These new paintings began to reflect upon Rothenberg's life. Most specifically, moments that she fondly remembers. Below on the right, is With Martini (2002), in which Rothenberg remembers playing dominos (she does not hint which pair of hands belong to her). Rothenberg also left a very interesting comment for all her viewers about "With Martini"."Let the mind do something! It doesn’t all have to be painted out, or laid out. I’m not really a less-is-more person, but I figure a hand on a table suggests a human being. But I don’t feel like getting into who the human being is, what the dynamic is. And I don’t, I don’t want to get too literal about things, I just don’t think I need to. I want the viewer to be able to do the work, too. I mean I want you to fill in what’s happening and know that you’re at table with someone..."
Many of Rothenberg's early and late work can be found at the Moma.
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Joan Snyder was born in Highland Park, NJ (1940). She received her A.B. from Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ. She also received her M.F.A from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Joan was first recognized in the 1970s for her abstract paintings. Her brush strokes were described as "elegant" and her work can be found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Moma, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Jewish Museum, The Guggenheim, The High Museum of Art, and The Phillips Collection. Snyder is an active artist making appearances in exhibitions in New Jersey and New York. Below on the left, is Random Beauty, 2014. The brush strokes are extremely strong and vibrant where every stroke stands out on its own easily. Below on the right, is Sub Rosa, 2014. The formations of pink, white, and red create a sort flavor from the painting. In other words, it creates a sort of vibe similar to the strokes colours from Random Beauty, 2014.
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http://www.joansnyder.net/bio.php
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Last but not least, is Kara Walker. Walker was born in Stockton, California (1969). She received her B.F.A. from the Atlanta College of Art in 1991. She also received her M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994. Walker is best known for "exploring the raw intersection of race, gender, and sexuality through her iconic, silhouetted figures". Her work makes viewers extremely uncomfortable due to the odd positions and appearance of her silhouette figures. Walker's work can be found in the Moma (New York), Moma (San Francisco), The Guggenheim, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Walker currently resides in New York and is a professor of visual arts in the MFA program at Columbia University. Below is Darkytown Rebellion (2000). Walker uses overhead projectors to throw colored light onto the ceiling and walls, and floor of the exhibition space. The lights then cast a shadow of the vewer's body onto the walls, where it then becomes a part of the masterpiece (an amazing concept, but scary!) along with the other silhouettes and landscape.
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http://www.art21.org/artists/kara-walker
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