Please go to Art 21 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Find Matthew Barney and read his biography. Other links will lead you to slideshows and interviews with the artist. Then watch the video clips before answering the following discussion question:
Barney’s films typically have no clear plot. How does this affect your enjoyment of them as art? Do films need to have a plot? Why/why not?
Discuss Barney's film/cinematography technique (lighting, framing, color, soundscape, etc.)
Discuss what is the ultimate "art value" here of Barney's work with respect to ideas, meaning, aesthetics/beauty and/or a contribution to society? .
CLASS: INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (AR115)
PLEASE CITE YOUR SOURCES
?you can go to Matthew Barney