Hybridity

What have I learned about Hybridity?

We learned about Postmodern Principles in class, it is when combining two or more principles of art together to make an artwork or film. Although there are multiple parts to hybridity such as juxtaposition (Putting two or more different things in the same context to show similarities or emphasize difference), and recontextualization (Recombining found imagery to create new meaning) the general idea is two art forms make something new. Even though now combining art forms might not be a huge deal back in the 1980s it was!

How do contemporary artists use the concept of hybridity in their artwork?

Ross Ashton was born in 1961 and is best known for his stain glass look on sides buildings making the already existing building have art pieces that were never seen before. He has spent years studying and working with multiple visual media and all of this experience has helped him understand the relationship of artwork and structure, light and surface, and object and subject. His looks made it trending world wide and has had the opportunities to allow to use his skills on to multiple well known places and events such as the World Cup. Ross uses his knowledge of preexisting structure and well known artwork to make new artwork that seems familiar, but not at the same time. He would also use the building structure itself to compliment the art to make the building much more than just a project to make it more of an art work and seem more life like for the building.

How might you be able to use hybridity in your own art?

It is hard to say what it might be able to use hybridity for my project. I might be able to use the concept of 3D and 2D art at the same time. Making 3D art a lot more cartoony and seem more like a digital drawing rather than something you can tell that is 3 Dimensional. This is still a currently a work in progress idea. But the idea is make something that looks very animated and something you would see as 2D in 3D.

What I found that might be useful/inspiring for me?

What inspired me from Ross Ashton's art was that his art was super captivating, even in this day and age where projecting screens seems to be an easy thing he still made it look super clean and eye catching. I felt as if I couldn't look away from the art he was making and found it how the light and surface compliments each other in a certain way. His art can also be used to tell stories and events of what he was commissioned for which is what the concept/theme I am exploring for this year.