Installation Art

Installation Art has become a part of mainstream art, changing from an obscure part of the art world in the 1960"s. to a major branch in the last twenty years. Through interaction with the viewing public and the collaboration of artist and museums/ gallery's many elaborate works have been performed. Installation Art is highly dependant on location and the use of space and time. Many works have been created in which buildings or even mountains have been altered in some cases by wrapping with fabric. In a lot of cases the artist attempts to convey his/her opinions to the viewer, not that this has never been done in the past but this is done to a more extrema degree with Installation Art. A larger amount of information is attempted to be expressed buy the artist than in the past. Artist feel free to comment on the various issues facing our society at this time.
For my Project I would like to create a project that explored the ability of whales to talk to one another.I propose to build an object in which two people could talk to one-another using simulated Whale talk. This art object would consist of two strings that could be played with slides by two people as they practice using whale talk to one another. since whales have been sighed near by in the Potomac river. finding a spot for this piece of installation. The acquiring of a site for this display remains a difficult task.

INSTALLATION ART
Installation could be described as expanded sculpture that viewers can interact with or walk through. It is not new and can be traced to Radical Art Works of the 60's. there are also elements of Dada and Surrealism incorperated in this art form. The artist seeks to activate the viewer through the use of found objects. The deconstructive element of Installation has been one of the driving forces of this movement.