Choose two or three visual or material objects created in response to the aids epidemic, and critically analyse them in relation to relevant theories.
Two artists with very different approaches to the AIDS crisis, David Wojnarowicz chooses to shock his audience whilst Felix Gonzalez- Torres uses objects to create a subtle narrative with powerful content. ’According to communication design educator Ann Tyler, the interaction between the communication designer and the user ranges from passive spectator and dynamic participation where users either observe aesthetically – pleasing images without knowing the producer’s communication goals, interpret images without contributing to the meaning, bring their own cultural beliefs that influence how they interpret the image, or become persuaded by the image to adopt a new belief. (Engendering Interaction,2012:22) In this essay I want to compare these two artists and the ways in which they communicate the topic of Aids to mass culture though
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The piece is interactive welcoming the viewer to remove pieces of candy depleting the overall weight. This kind of art work defies the conventional idea of how art is presented to the world as you where able to touch and consume the work. As the pieces of candy deplete the weight this symbolises the fragility of life, in order to establish meaning the viewer must participate in the piece. The inviting nature of this artwork makes it hard to be a passive viewer, you are drawn in by clever use of everyday objects. This can also be seen in the next artwork, this piece consists of two identical clocks synchronized to mark the same time. Felix ‘simplified his composition so that they would remain ambiguous in the people’s daily lives, in a similar fashion to how the AIDS epidemic was obscure to mainstream society’. (Loss and Love,