ELEMENTS OF THE ABSURD AND CONTRADICTORY - Comparing Kenji Kawakami and Fiona Hall, using the four frames as a guide.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 01:48:32
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 5 pages (1363 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 5 pages (1363 words)
Yr 10
Art
Research Assignment
Artists now and in the past, have used elements of the absurd in their art making. These two different artists, Kenji Kawakami and Fiona Hall, are great examples of artists who use elements of the absurd in many, or all of their artworks.
Japanese gadget guru and father of 'Chindogu' (a made up word meaning "strange tools" in Japanese), Kenji Kawakami, creates pieces that are completely absurd. Not only does the …
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…norm, and is defiantly not a mainstream artist. Her style is clearly non-traditional as she challenges all conventional art practices with her own innovative and fresh methods. Her media, ideas and opinions, are expressed throughout the entirety of her work, and she also throws in a speck of irony and humor.
These two artists have very different techniques and opinions, yet both their works are inspired by, and involve, aspects and elements of the absurd.
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