SCALE & CONTEXT is text art? why is that? why is that not? when is that? 3D DESIGN - FALL 09 elise deringer
anti-war, 2007 text expresses a point of view
anti-anti-war, 1967
damascus, syria
holbrook, arizona it also sells products
“we love all bottoms” ad - cologne, germany
levi’s ad - nyc
berkeley, california
prague, czech republic
cappadocia, turkey
hairspray on broadway, nyc
bangladesh text is often placed in specific locations to commemorate an event
commemorative chalk - nyc
maya lin
graffiti left by crusaders in old jerusalem, c1150 CE
maya lin
memorial commemorating the war between cyprus and northern cyprus - nicosia, cyprus
some people just want to leave their mark
banglades h
norman, oklahoma
berlin wall fragment
parking directions - perfectly legible for those going in the right direction; nonsense to those going the other way conveying information
train station - berlin, germany
belgrade, serbia
stating the obvious - san francisco, california
affirmation tattoo text tattoos are permanent reminders of values, affirmations, or experiences.
vonnegut tattoo
ouija board tattoo
reminder tattoo
sometimes text plays games
how do artists use text?
ann hamilton - myein sometimes text is hard to understand, or doesn’t look like writing at all.
ann hamilton - myein
hans haacke
bruce nauman
justice department, washington, d.c.
journalism museum, washington, d.c.
keith haring
jenny holzer
lauren marsden
robert indiana
current asu grad student nic wiesinger “the van that thought out loud”
merlin carpenter
bruce nauman
tracey emin - everyone I have ever slept with