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If y o u h a v e e v e r s t ro l l ed t h r o u g h a s u p e r b c a t h e d r a l , t h e r e m n a n t s of a n old Empire, a City P a r a d e , a t h e a t e r, o r e v e n a m e m o r i a l service, y o u h a v e s e e n "In sta ll ati on Art," a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n a r t i s t s o f cou rs e. If y o u r e c a l l t h e s i g h t s s me l l a n d t h e c o n t a c t s of t h e s e e n c o u n t e r s , it will be a p l e a s a n t u p d a t e t h a t "Ins tal lation Artists" e x p e c t t o r e m o v e t h i s v e r y m i x e d d r i n k of a r o u s i n g e n c o u n t e r s fro m t h e w a t c h e r t h r o u g h i n s t a l l a t i o n a r t .
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Before it w a s "identified" a n d s o u g h t a f t e r a s a di ffe ren t a r t f o rm i n t h e c u t t i n g - e d g e t i m e s , t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n s , o r t h e g a m e p l a n s of i t e m s a t d ifferent s c a l e s h a v e c o n s t a n t l y f a s c i n a t e d a l a y m a n a n d a n e x p e r t alike. T h e G r a n d F a i r s a n d t h e b u s i n e s s s e c t o r s of t h e people of old, t h e glorious g r e e n h o u s e s , a n d t h e we lls prings of m a r v e l o u s s ca le s, m a r c h e s w i t h g i g a n t i c l i k e n e s s e s a n d buoys, a ll t h e s e h a v e filled i n a s "i ns t a l l a t i o n arts," w i t h o u t being p e r cei ve d a s s u ch . B a l a n c i n g p l a n t e n c l o s u r e s of B a byl on is a c a s e i n t h e point.
I n s t a l l a t i o n a r t c a n r e a l l y be c h a r a c t e r i z e d a s a n a r t fo rm t h a t h o l d s o n t o t h e w a t c h e r i n a s n u m e r o u s fa c ul t i e s a s it c a n , i n a s n u m e r o u s mo o d s a s i t should, a n d a t a s c a l e t h a t w i t h o u t a m o m e n t ' s d e l a y m o v e s a n d t e a s e s . T h e s e a r t piec es a r e n o t limited t o a level t e r r i t o r y of w o r k like a c a n v a s , h o w e v e r a r e c o m p l e t e d i n t h r e e c o m p o n e n t s of room. I n s t a l l a t i o n a r t by i n s t a l l a t i o n a r t i s t s i nc l ud e s c o m p o n e n t s , for e x a m p l e , l ight i n s t a l l a t i o n s a r t, m u l t i m e d i a , a n d di ffe ren t s u r f a c e s , t h a t s o m e t i m e s a r e m a s t e r m i n d e d t o o c c u r a t d iffere nt t ime s. T h e t h o u g h t is t o e n c o m p a s s t h e w a t c h e r s s u c h t h a t t h e y believe t h e y a r e "in" t h e a r t piece, r a t h e r t h a n s u r v e y o n l y o n e p o i n t of it.
M a r c e l D u c h a m p w a s o n e of t h e p i o n e e rs of i n s t a l l a t i o n a r t i s t s w h o utilized i n s t a n t m a t e r i a l s i n i n v e n t i v e g a m e p l a n s , r a t h e r t h a n a d h e r i n g t o t h e t r a d i t i o n a l "One Piece Sculpture." A l a n K a p ro w w a s a n o t h e r a r t i s t w h o utilized m a t e r i a l s t o m a k e w h a t h e c all e d t h e "Environment," s o m e t h i n g t h a t w a s incredible d u r i n g t h e 60s. T h e g r a n d e s t of all, h o w e v e r, w a s R o b e r t Wa g n e r. He t u r n e d t h e a r t world o n i t s h e a d b y d es igni ng s t r i k i n g s e t s for t h e a t e r s , w h i c h joined lighting, music , a n d s c u l p t u re , w i t h a r c h i t e c t u r e . He did t h i s t o c o n t r o l t h e c ro wd t h r o u g h a b u n c h s e t of feelings. In Wa g n e r ' s a r t , t h e a c c o u n t a n d t h e w a t c h e r a r e n o t t h e i t e m a n d onlooker; r a t h e r, t h e y a r e e q u i v a l e n t p a r t n e r s w h o s e c o n n e c t i o n is t h e a r t . Obviously, c ritic s r u s h e d t o j u m p o n t h i s f or m of a r t a s "theatrics," h o w e v e r it c o u l d n ' t be d e n i e d t h a t e v e n "theatrics" is a r t .
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Current installation artists try really h ard to ma k e Alan Ka prow's "Environment" i n t h e i r a r t works. Stee l, a l u m i n u m , plastic, t h e r m o c o l , a n d e v e n old p a p e r s c a n be utilized a s t h e m e d i u m t o m a k e h u g e s t r u c t u r e s . Wi t h t h e d e l i b e r a t e l y s e t lig hting a n d m u s i c ( p r e s e n t l y video cuts), a t t e m p t t o g e t t h e s p e c t a t o r a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e "theatrics" of t h e a c c o u n t .
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