Great video, glad to see artists like Eva Hesse being discussed on platforms like this.

@christopherwestpresents

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate you watching.

As Peter Doig said: "Artists will be forgotten". The museums should show her work now. Probably nobody wants to see it in 50 years.

@christopherwestpresents

8 ай бұрын

I think you’re right!

Thank you so much for your video! Hesse is one of my favorite artists and one of the major figures in art!

@christopherwestpresents

4 ай бұрын

Means so much you would say that! I really appreciate you watching.

Time is pressing... It is necessary to raise awareness and encourage the public to experience ephemeral art, as well as to prevent the impact and memory of these works of art from being compromised by the decay of the materials that compose them. Very good! Thanks!

@christopherwestpresents

8 ай бұрын

Very well said. Thanks so much for watching!

Thanks. I was not familiar with Eva Hesse until recently. I am a textile artist and have been using discarded high tech power cords and silk or cotton fabric. So, when I saw her piece I gasped and stopped the video so I could take it in. Thank you for your insights. I feel a sense of connection with her.

@christopherwestpresents

4 ай бұрын

Love this comment. Thanks so much for watching!

thank you for covering someone of interest

@christopherwestpresents

6 ай бұрын

Glad we found some common ground.

Thanks you for bring another important artist to my attention. Surely those that have her works are/have immensely photographed them so that they may once again be shown in some fashion.

@christopherwestpresents

8 ай бұрын

There are talks about making replicasand making sure they’re labeled as such.

this was so informative..............love what i have seen of her work..............

@christopherwestpresents

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment. And for watching!

Sadly most people are not near great museums or have the money to travel. I receive much of my education through videos like yours! I have traveled, I recommend it, but I think preserving images of sculpture and dance through images online is one obvious way to keep art alive. After all, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Andy Goldsworthy and dance groups like NDT and Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal live on through KZread and photo-books. One downside to preservation and dissemination is the current rage to get inside museums and copyright images no matter how old they are. This has not been discussed and should be. It's the medieval infiltration of technology with greed in mind. Thank you for your videos!

@christopherwestpresents

7 ай бұрын

It’s so nice we have access to so much these days. Thank you for watching!

Fascinating once again. Maybe one day I'll still be able to see her work. Thank you for the video

@christopherwestpresents

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Make new versions of her works- that last. Tell visitors why they are made and show pics of the originals.

@christopherwestpresents

7 ай бұрын

That seems to be the direction they are going.

I grew up seeing her piece Contingent at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. It blew me away. It was so mysterious and fragile and strange. Still one of my all time favourites.

@christopherwestpresents

7 ай бұрын

I feel so lucky to have experienced her work too. Thanks so much for watching!

What a good job yours !! From Latin-america

@christopherwestpresents

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate you watching.

I wonder if, in an effort to preserve her art in some form, the pieces could be 3D scanned? Those scans could then be used in a number of ways. They could be viewed virtually either on a flat screen or using one of the many virtual goggle systems. They could also be 3D printed using the same or similar materials (though that might lead to authenticity issues) or 3D printed out of very different materials from the original with very explicit descriptions of what the original materials were. All of this could help to keep her memory and conceptual ideas alive for a much longer period of time.

@christopherwestpresents

3 ай бұрын

Excellent thoughts! And from what I understand, all this is being considered. And you are totally correct - as important as materials used, etc is how do you credit this “new” artwork. My hope is they figure it out before it all just goes away!

This topic has always fascinated me since I first remember seeing these type of “non-traditional” artworks and wondering how and if they could be ever be preserved and enjoyed in the future.

@christopherwestpresents

8 ай бұрын

There is talk of making copies of them before they’re all gone, then making sure all are labeled as such.

The transient and ephemeral nature of Life makes it similar to a dream, hence it’s called Maya, an illusion (OSHO). The only thing that exists is the present moment-The Now, which is eternal. (Alan Watts). 🙏😊

@christopherwestpresents

7 ай бұрын

I like this.

Maybe there should be a documentary that documents the deterioration of her art. In a way that is part of her art,.

@christopherwestpresents

2 ай бұрын

A documentary would be great! I know individual museums are documenting the decay, but not sure if a larger project is planned.

Art should be seen - not stored for preservation

@christopherwestpresents

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. And thanks so much for watching!

Archetypes do last. What is described as art here is as flimsy as fashion.

@christopherwestpresents

8 ай бұрын

Fair enough.

Thoroughly unimpressive.

@christopherwestpresents

7 ай бұрын

To each their own!