Conceptual Art: What's it all about?
Conceptual art is more than just pieces or forms you would normally associate with Art. It can range from inanimate objects to combinations of objects, or even just words. Just before the 19th century, objects and paintings were combined as equal in Art. Ever since, several conceptual artists have risen from all across the globe, including Brits such as Robert Montgomery and Martin Creed, and Americans like Mary Kelly and Solmore Wilt.
The purpose of conceptual art to these people was to make people think, and create there own perspective of the piece, as well as for humour and to give the artists something they enjoyed, and in the words of Martin Creed, 'give me something to get out of bed for'.
Pieces created could range from a scrunched up piece of paper (created by Martin Creed), to snow shovels, and balloons. With the right meaning and purpose, i'm sure that almost anything could be turned into a piece of conceptual art.
Some artists took the idea a little further, perhaps too much. An Italian called Piero Manzony tinned his own faeces, and sold it for £182,500, claiming that it had the same per gram price as pure gold.
Another artist called Mary Kelly decided that she would document the developments in her relationship with her new born child, and events that happened which changed their relationship. She decided for one of the pieces that she would print her document on a used nappy of her child's, which was highly controversial.
One artist called Robert Montgomery simply used words for his art, printed them on street-side posters or creating structures to hold his work. These pieces especially were used without an obvious meaning, but instead it allowed the viewer to create a meaning for themselves so that it became more personal to people.
Another concept created is performance art. This used actual people in the art rather than objects or words. One of the most famous people who used this technique is a British man called Bruce Mclain. He took photographs of himself in all different positions on small structures, and created a collage of the photos to fit onto one frame.
All of these examples prove that anything can be made into conceptual art, if it has the right name of purpose.
The purpose of conceptual art to these people was to make people think, and create there own perspective of the piece, as well as for humour and to give the artists something they enjoyed, and in the words of Martin Creed, 'give me something to get out of bed for'.
Pieces created could range from a scrunched up piece of paper (created by Martin Creed), to snow shovels, and balloons. With the right meaning and purpose, i'm sure that almost anything could be turned into a piece of conceptual art.
Some artists took the idea a little further, perhaps too much. An Italian called Piero Manzony tinned his own faeces, and sold it for £182,500, claiming that it had the same per gram price as pure gold.
Another artist called Mary Kelly decided that she would document the developments in her relationship with her new born child, and events that happened which changed their relationship. She decided for one of the pieces that she would print her document on a used nappy of her child's, which was highly controversial.
One artist called Robert Montgomery simply used words for his art, printed them on street-side posters or creating structures to hold his work. These pieces especially were used without an obvious meaning, but instead it allowed the viewer to create a meaning for themselves so that it became more personal to people.
Another concept created is performance art. This used actual people in the art rather than objects or words. One of the most famous people who used this technique is a British man called Bruce Mclain. He took photographs of himself in all different positions on small structures, and created a collage of the photos to fit onto one frame.
All of these examples prove that anything can be made into conceptual art, if it has the right name of purpose.
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