1. Define the 17th century 'Scientific Revolution', and say how it changed European thought and world view.
The scientific revolution is described as the most widely influenced change that occurred over Europe in the seventeenth century. The very way of European thinking had changed due to it: “Systematic doubt, empirical and sensory verification”. Categories were formed for separate sciences to fall under and people started to view the world like a machine. Every feature of human life was greatly changed by these changes. This change of the world-view can be documented in the paintings and sculptures of that era.
2. Give examples of how we can we still see evidence of the 'Scientific Revolution' in the world today.
Science is everywhere today. Everything we have in modern day technology is due to science, from the way new building are being built to the laptop I’m typing this on right now. Science has evolved dramatically in a few hundred years and still is to this day. 30 years ago the computer was as big as a house. And not ten years ago the iPob didn’t even exist, and now there realising the touch pad! And But the question is; are we movie to fast? Are we using too much more than we can afford, should we slow down and take a breather?
Research Pipilotti Rist's video installations to answer the following;
3. From your research, do you think that the contemporary art world values art work that uses new media/technology over traditional media?
Personally I don’t think so; I think the value for each media is pretty equal. Though New media is (as its name states) verily young/ new, it is after all fresh and almost an experiment that has to be fully explored to be under stood.
4. How has Pipilotti Rist used new media/technology to enhance the audience's experience of her work.
Pipilotti Rist (1962) is a Swiss artist who uses moving images and installations, combined with bright and bold colours. This perhaps helps he it attracts the audience to her work and makes it noticeable. This can be seen In one of her exhibitions called Pipilotti Rist: Heroes of Birth In New York, she used LCD triptych to display two colourful large scale video projection works. The videos are projected on translucent fabrics handing from the ceiling as it shows nature images. “Together with the melodic sounds that fill the room, a meditative environment is created.”
5. Comment on how the installation, sound and scale of 'Ever is Over All' (1997) could impact on the audience's experience of the work.
'Ever is Over All' (1997) is a clip which shows a women skipping along the street, and smashes car windows with what appears to be a prop flower. The odd behaviour of the women is defiantly something to be noted. Combines with nature and smashing sounds it attracts the audients attention.
It’s almost something comical; as the police man walks past and simply greats the women with a wave as she carries on smashing windows.
6. Comment on the notion of 'reason' within the content of the video. Is the woman's behaviour reasonable or unreasonable?
The woman’s behaviour is defiantly unreasonable. It is defiantly outside the social norm and illegal; and (as i said before) it is somewhat comical with the police officer, who is also female, who just simply walks past.
7. Comment on your 'reading' (understanding) of the work by discussion the aesthetic (look), experience and the ideologies (ideas, theories) of the work.
The work is defiantly there to portray influential statement. Is it trying to relay an idea of woman’s new found place or power in society? It almost feels like this women has a citron power to do what she wishes were ever she goes.
