Anarldo Morales
1. What made you decide to make pieces that physically interact with viewers?
2. Do you get more praise or complaints about your artwork?
3. Do you like to get punished?
First of all, the dude got shot in the head and lived. He’s like a superhuman!! I think that he has to be one of my favorite artists that I have learned about in this class. That fact that he became fascinated with fear and pain and decided to incorporate this running theme into all of his work is very brave. I also like how he did research and put himself in danger by living in a dangerous environment all for the sake of art and gaining a better understanding of it. He risked his life and enjoyed the experience immensely. That fact that he is so dedicated to learning new things about the human psyche is amazing.
I would love to go to one of his exhibitions and interact with his work. I love the rush of anticipation and fear which brings a mix of excitement. That’s why people love horror movies so much, they love being scared and knowing that they cant get hurt. IT’s a win win situation and that’s what he provides his viewers. I think it’s interesting how he is so adament in learning about human feelings and how they combine and mix which contrasting emotions. All because of his near death experience. That is just so empowering and inspirational. To commit his life to research and explore the human emotions.
I want to get squirted in the fce and electrocuted and feel like I might get hurt if I get too close to his pieces but still want to get closer. Curiostiy is a weird thing. Humans are naturally curious and apparently, anarldo has always been curios, resulting and plenty of near death experiences. I’ve always been fascinated by how things work, machinery and inventions. When I was a kid I wanted to be an inventor and invented crazy impratical things but I grew out of that phase, but I still have the interest. That’s why I like his work so much. As a kid he was always exploring and taking things apart, I can relate to that. Also, my dad works with computers and takes them apart and rebuilds them so I think that contributed to my interests.
All in all, I will be looking up more about this artist and hopefully in the future I will be able to go to one of his exhibitions. It turns out that most people enjoy his work rather than complain, like I knew would be the outcome because like I said, people enjoy the apprehension when it comes to the thought of danger. And he doesn’t like the thought of punishment, that’s not the purpose of his work, it’s to leanr more about human emotions and what evokes them.
1. What made you choose to go to live in peurto rico of all dangerous places to live? Is that where your roots are?
2. What is your favorite piece?
3. What is your favorite reaction our of a viewer? Do you have more than one? And has anyone ever threatened you due to one of your pieces?
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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