Annette Barbier is an artist from Chicago, IL, who holds a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work focuses on using new technology to address issues relating to the environment, combining mediums to engage viewers. She has used new technology in order to highlight the direction our society is moving end its effects on the environment. Her most recent work, "Casualties," explores how nature barely exists in in built environment, specifically through "plight of urban birds." The exhibit is not limited to a single medium as it allows its audience to view and interact with the piece.
As already mentioned, there is a very overt theme of how nature, has been affected by urban sprawl. The artist seems to want to challenge perceptions of nature, or that the art is making us think about how urban growth and nature interact. The pieces seem to make liberal use of white space, perhaps to draw on some feeling of extinction or emptiness.
Her style seems almost like an examination, like we are looking at her work under a microscope. I enjoy how she has a distinct message in the work, that we really need to look at the world around us. Her work is prosaic, for better or for worse.
Sources:
http://www.furtherfield.org/features/reviews/broken-annette-barbiers-casualties
http://annette-barbier.squarespace.com/
Very cool, it's amazing when people use nature in the arts. I personally think that nature should be in every art because it brings that flow of happiness and calmness.
ReplyDeleteThere are some great themes, and they're executed quite well. I think this kind of artwork that utilizes multiple kinds of technology. It further helps to immerse an audience into the work and its messages.
ReplyDeleteI love the use of nature in these pieces. Her uses of technology really helps her audiences understand the pieces better,
ReplyDeleteRoya Ayub
ReplyDeleteI like that her focus is on the negative impact of urbanization on nature. Nowadays with technology overtaking the art scene, it is much harder to find an artist that wants to keep the focus on nature.