http://www.wretch.cc/blog/kuramaamrauk&article_id=11470569 I took a course called intermediate drawing this semester. Every student was assigned an artist and has to do a little research about him or her and give a short presentation to the class. I took charged of Christo. In the following paragraph, I will explain my impression about Christo’s works. It’ s a draft. Feel free to give me any comments. ----- Christo and Jeanne-Chaude were born on the same day, 13 June in 1935, in Gabarovo Bulgaria and famous for their environmental installation art. What impressed me the most is that Jeanne-Claude once stated that each work by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is like a “scream of freedom.” The artists self-funded all their projects so that they can retain their artistic autonomy. Besides the artistic expression, the only thing they need to worry about is to negotiate with the government in order to get the permission to install their works in public space. Take the “Running Fence” project as an example, they even had to pay a $60,000 fine for lack of permission to the coastal region. I totally agree with Jeanne-Claude’s statement. Comparing to my works, which sometime were interpreted as explosion, their works can be explained as implosion. There are always complicated details that made intentionally by the artists on the cover of the wrapping, such as wrinkles, shadow and the location of the rope. These details were deformed by the natural force, such as wind force and sun light, all the time. The movement suggests that something is going to inside. Moreover, the single color of the wrapping material symbolizes a world which has suffered from a series of serious explosions. In other words, every detail that was created by human beings and reflects cherish able human culture has gone. Therefore, although people’s eye sight was blocked, we all know that a wild event was happening energetically inside the wrapping. That is why art critic David Bourdon has described Christo’s wrapping as a “revelation though concealment” and why I consider his works as a distinct interpretation of the aphorism “less is more.” In other words, the less we see, the more we imagine. Christo insists that their works contain no deeper meaning or political metaphors. It’s the visual impression of an unfamiliar or surreal scene that makes people to shout, “What is that?” Although, the works didn’t provide much information for people to analyze, since everything was wrapped, it won’ t take long for people figure out the answer. Once people pass the “valley curtain,” and “the gates,” or they know what is originally inside the wrapping, such as Reichstag, people will get their consciousness back from shock and start to enjoy the unprecedented landscape, just like enjoy a newly decorated interior space or a remodeled facade. However, it is the scale that makes Chrito’s work become art. In brief, it’s all about freedom, about what human can do. Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo_and_Jeanne-Claude -- 吃了"五彩瀉藥"的Blog 泄糞中 請勿打擾~~ Facebook: YT CHO http://www.wretch.cc/blog/kuramaamrauk 個 carapace @ ptt2 --

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