"Julika Rudelius was born in 1968 in Cologne, Germany, and is currently based in Amsterdam. She attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg, Germany, from 1993-1994, the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam from 1995-1996 and participated in the Rijksakademie artist-in-residence program from 1999-2001. Her work has been exhibited in various solo and group shows in Europe. Her videos, usually showing people in 'everyday' interactions, are marked by an ambiguity between 'staged' and 'spontaneous' situations. The works look on social behaviour patterns as well as on physical and verbal communication, especially with respect to the question how these contribute to the creation and reproduction of social hierarchy. This intersects with an exploration of issues of sexuality, including shifting dynamics of sex and power and our cultural need to verbally express sexual detail."
<http://catalogue.nimk.nl/site/?page=/site/artist.php%3Fid%3D10297>
Questions
Do you think that your feminist voice has disappeared from your work?
Do you feel like you exploit your subjects?
Response
At the beginning of the lecture I was very interested in Rudelius' take on masculine interactions regarding women in Germany. Her pieces posed some interesting questions about how males view women. As she dove further and further into her work, however, the tone began to change moving from exploring women's sexuality to investigating politicians and criticizing the rich housewives of the Hamptons in America. I found myself growing increasingly angry with Rudelius the more she spoke on her motivations for her more recent work as it felt like she was manipulating her subjects to portray a less than ideal image of them. While I understand what she is trying to say and her motivations behind her voice, I don't believe this excuses the practice of deceit to achieve her end goal.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Artist: Rineke Dijkstra
Rineke Dijkstra’s minimalist style evokes form her viewers countless questions about her subject matter. Her portraits all seem very candid and spur of the moment but are often quite calculated and posed. She specifically deals with adolescents in her work, posing questions about how her subjects will grow up and what they will become. The juxtaposition of a simple background with the complicated nature of the concepts of her subjects makes her work very engaging.
"(b. 1959, Sittard, the Netherlands. Lives and works in Amsterdam.)
Rineke Dijkstra was trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam. Her first solo exhibition took place in 1984 at de Moor in Amsterdam. Dijsktra's photographs have appeared in numerous international exhibitions, including the 1997 and 2001 Venice Biennale, the 1998 Bienal de Sao Paulo, Turin's Biennale Internationale di Fotografia in 1999, and the 2003 International Center for Photography's Triennial of Photography and Video in New York. She is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Kodak Award Nederland (1987), the Art Encouragement Award Amstelveen (1993), the Werner Mantz Award (1994), and the Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize (1998)."
Rineke Dijkstra was trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam. Her first solo exhibition took place in 1984 at de Moor in Amsterdam. Dijsktra's photographs have appeared in numerous international exhibitions, including the 1997 and 2001 Venice Biennale, the 1998 Bienal de Sao Paulo, Turin's Biennale Internationale di Fotografia in 1999, and the 2003 International Center for Photography's Triennial of Photography and Video in New York. She is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Kodak Award Nederland (1987), the Art Encouragement Award Amstelveen (1993), the Werner Mantz Award (1994), and the Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize (1998)."
"Rineke Dijkstra - Marian Goodman Gallery." Marian Goodman Gallery. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct 2010. <http://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/rineke-dijkstra/>.
“I want to show things you might not see in normal life. I make normal things appear special. I want people to look at life in a new and different way, but it always has to be based on reality. It's important that you don't pass judgement, and leave space for interpretation.” – Rineke Dijkstra
Jaeger, Anne-celine. "A Conversation with Rineke Dijkstra." PopPhoto.com. Bonnier Corp., 16 Dec 2008. Web. 01 Oct 2010. <http://www.popphoto.com/Features/A-Conversation-with-Rineke-Dijkstra>.
"Always stay close to your own experiences. It's very important to photograph what you like, not what you dislike."- Rineke Dijkstra
Pulver, Andrew. "Photographer Rineke Dijkstra's best shot."guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited, 27 Jan 2010. Web. 01 Oct 2010. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jan/27/photography-rineke-dijkstra-best-shot>.
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