Event #3: Singular Spaces: From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments

 One the same day that I found myself at the GagaWaka exhibit at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, I also found myself trailing along the wall of the museum, gazing at the works of various Spanish artists and the photographs of Spanish art environments (photographed and documented by Jo Farb Hernandez).

Of all the unit topics thus far I believe this exhibit to be associated with the overall class of the relationship of the two cultures and “neuroscience and art”. This could seen with the fusing of sculptures or paintings with buildings, the photographer’s use of identifying a space with her lens, and the reasons for creating such art in regards to the Spanish artists.

The works of the artist-builders are typically considered “outside art”. This is because their works deal with their use of space which characteristically involves personal spaces like the home, farms, or gardens.  These artists fuse art with life making their works become, “…a visual cradle-to-grave accounting of how their creators have spent their lives and what was important to them.” (Hernandez). It is because of the fuse of the lives of the artists and their works that I see the relationship of neuroscience and art with their pieces.

For instance, one of the artist had a few tragic experiences in his life; one involving the death of his and then the death of his son. He tends to believe that demons exist on the earth, around living beings; thus, his works are of various demons that he envisions (he places the sculptures around his house). It is almost a message to the public that demons live among us by bringing a real life (although inanimate) demon into the realities of everyday people. 

Works Cited

"“Art Environments: Curatorial Roles and Responsibilities” by Jo Farb Hernandez." YouTube. 

                YouTube, 28 Apr. 2015. Web. 07 June 2015. 

Hernanzez, Jo Farb. Singular Spaces. 12 Apr. 2015. From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in 

            Spanish Art Environments. Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.

Vesna, Victoria. "Neuroscience Pt3." YouTube. YouTube, 16 May 2012. Web. 18 May 2015.

Vesna, Victoria. "Neuroscience Pt3." YouTube. YouTube, 16 May 2012. Web. 18 May 2015.

Vesna, Victoria. "Neuroscience-pt1.mov." YouTube. YouTube, 17 May 2012. Web. 18 May 2015.