if i could forge someone's work it would be the work of Bruce Conner, who was part of the Avant-Garde film movement in the 50s and 60s, but also an interesting and incredible visual artist. some of his mixed media work along with his sculptures, is fascinating, filled with mysticism and incredibly complex; commenting on cultural and aesthetic production as well as mastery of making sense of randomness and chaos. the image below is only but a sample of his ability to transfigure materials into otherworldly works of art. I am obsessed with this piece on many levels. to begin, it is visually overwhelming, which relates back to my own work. the layers of texture and meaning are beyond language; it takes days to get through a small section of this piece. moreover, within the chaos, there is a kind of structure which is abstracted through precision, creating a tension between form and chaos.
for me, a forgery is worth doing, and worth doing well, if it is hard to forge. easy forgery has no meaning or importance because it doesn't call for brain power or talent. to be able to forge a complex work of art, is a completely different set of skills, which requires just as much talent as the artist's, who created the original. a work of art that deserves to be forged, in my opinion, would be a work of art that is extremely hard to copy. when i think of forgery, i tend to question the act of forgery itself. in terms of questioning the idea if a forgery is a work of art onto itself. a good forgery throws into question the authenticity of the original and that is a paradox. i think a forgery is done, on one level, due to the beauty and mystery of the art work that is being copied. value and originality play a roll as well. but for me, some of the the beauty of this image lies in the intricacy of the details and the choice of material and their arrangement. further, this image is hauntingly beautiful, since it directs the eye while at the same time distorting the viewers field of vision. if i could forge this piece, it would demonstrate my incredible ability to mimic the material world. i don't know where to find this piece, but i would hunt it down and study it for years, before doing the actual forgery. after im done with it, i would hide it and preserve it, in hopes that one day, it would be discovered and admired much in the same way as the original is/ was.
for me, a forgery is worth doing, and worth doing well, if it is hard to forge. easy forgery has no meaning or importance because it doesn't call for brain power or talent. to be able to forge a complex work of art, is a completely different set of skills, which requires just as much talent as the artist's, who created the original. a work of art that deserves to be forged, in my opinion, would be a work of art that is extremely hard to copy. when i think of forgery, i tend to question the act of forgery itself. in terms of questioning the idea if a forgery is a work of art onto itself. a good forgery throws into question the authenticity of the original and that is a paradox. i think a forgery is done, on one level, due to the beauty and mystery of the art work that is being copied. value and originality play a roll as well. but for me, some of the the beauty of this image lies in the intricacy of the details and the choice of material and their arrangement. further, this image is hauntingly beautiful, since it directs the eye while at the same time distorting the viewers field of vision. if i could forge this piece, it would demonstrate my incredible ability to mimic the material world. i don't know where to find this piece, but i would hunt it down and study it for years, before doing the actual forgery. after im done with it, i would hide it and preserve it, in hopes that one day, it would be discovered and admired much in the same way as the original is/ was.
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