Thursday, April 21, 2011

Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman is a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance.



                                                                    Pinch Neck (1968)
What I find interesting about this piece is that its really nothing out of the ordinary. It's a man who is just playing with his face and neck. But how often do we just stop and watch small acts like these? It sometimes feels like people stare at you and want you to stop. Here, the viewer just simply watches something we dont normally take the time to look at.

                                                                 Clown Torture (1987)
I just like this video because it seems very bizzare, to say the least. It gives you this sense of disturbance, as if watching an actual torture video, but its a creepy clown. Something you would find buried deep in someone's attic while cleaning up for the estate sale.



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