Creative Project
@creativeprojectmartharitchie
Born out of an original enquiry into appropriation within art, I looked at theoretical ideas of authorship, primarily Barthes and Foucault. I was interested in making work in which the idea of authorship was challenged. How necessary is artistic authorship for successful art, if at all? How far could I go in eradicating myself as the author? This line of enquiry took me into the realms of relational aesthetics and more broadly participatory art. I found the artists and collectives working here such as the Fluxus Movement, Lygia Clark and Kurt Schwittzers, who were similarly attempting to challenge authorship and the artistic ego within art. Another theme that arose was that of connection and intimacy between the artist and the viewer, and in extension society. I attempted to create āart experiencesā, where the discourse between the artist, piece and viewer became paramount to the intention. I explored this concept through experimenting with projects centred around creating a feeling of social intimacy through collaboration. These were conducted through the post and online due to COVID-19
