Installation definitions
Text
lines of words that can be used in art to add meaning or as images in themselves
Monumental
on a very large scale
Antony Gormley - Asian Field
opened in march 2003
Provocative
something that provokes, excites or stimulates.
Pont Neuf
1602 wrapped in 1985
Kurt Schwitters- Merzbau -Date? -Why was it made?
1923 and 1936. It was made to escape Nazi Germans. Destroyed by an allied bombing
Christo and Jeanne-Claude - Wrapped coast -Date?
1968-69
Christo and Jeanne-Claude - Surrounded Islands -Date?
1980-83
Jeff Koons - Puppy -Date?
1992
Installation
An artwork created on a particular site or gallery creating an environment in itself.
Ephemeral
Being present only briefly, short-lived.
Conceptual
Concerned with ideas and thoughts.
Site Specific
Designed or made for a particular place.
Found Objects
Objects or materials that are found then used in an artwork giving them a new meaning.
Transient
Of short duration, momentary.
Earth Art
Sculptural forms created using the earth and environment, often on a vast scale and sometimes in remote locations.
Documentation
The collection of research on an artwork using writing, interviewing, audio and video recording or photographing.
Satire
ridicule, showing something up as funny or silly.
