Saturday, January 18, 2003

If you see this pot, let John know - Changeable A title for a piece at the Free Ceramics Exhibition Objectification of Art - Expository See below for details... 10:41:42 PM

A Free Ceramics Exhibition: By following the process outlined in this document, one will end up creating the ceramic exhibition entitled Objectification of Art - Expository. Step 1 Collect eight ceramic mugs. Step 2Place them each on single white sheets of paper. Step 3Print out and place next to each Mug one of the following labels. Note the Installer will need to title one of the pieces themselves by writing the title upon the line given. The changeable title will appear on john-norris.net. A temporary note can be placed by the label as to what the title currently is, along with the date: The Sea Awaits - Evocative Processes based, Interactive, Internet, Art - Expository Mug- Descriptive Opus 4 - Classification Untitled - Decline to State Installer title for piece ___________ - Interactive Check John-Norris.Net for title - Changeable gloating spittlebug shaking, slowly, fruits romping dockyard flees, agile - Random (courtesy of the Genuine Haiku Generator, http://www.everypoet.com/) Step 4Print and post at the exhibition: Certificate-of-Authenticity Artist's Full Name: John Norris Address: john-norris.net Date: January 17, 2003 Technique / Medium: Proces Art / Paper, Ceramic Mugs Title: Objectification of Art - Expository Edition: non-sequential, unlimited. Additional Information: I, John Norris, confer upon the person(s) installing this exhibition the right to act as my agent where upon in completing the process outlined in the documentation for this exhibiton, the agent will have created an authentic Objectification of Art- Expository ceramic exhibition. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA. More information can be found at john-norris.net. Step5Print and post at the exhibition: Objectification of Art - Expository. Artist Statement The Exhibition: Art is commonly thought of as some thing that communicates, or conveys meaning. The art object is often judged to be a good work based on how well it brings meaning to the viewer. I would like to draw one's attention to something that is outside the object itself but is an important component of that communication of meaning. That component is the object's title. This exhibition is about the art object's title and how it lends meaning. Brief on Techniques Used: In this exhibition, I am using several techniques to diminish the importance of the object and to draw one's attention to the title. By having the exhibition created by another, I am distancing the Artist from the work. This distance shows that the artist is not closely associated to these particular objects. The artist did not directly confer special meaning on these particular things. Using repetitive forms/objects, but different titles, shows the less importance of each object. Since the exhibition can be going on in many locations at the same time, indeed without even the knowledge of simultaneous showings, the objects, and even the exhibiton itself, are further devoid of individual physicality...yet the titles remain. The titles themselves include references to the different types they are, how they were created. Thus, they point to themselves as things of consideration. The history of the creation of this exhibition, as well as further information, can be found at john-norris.net If you see this pot, let John know-Changeable Title for piece at the Free Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition: Objectification of Art - Expository See below for details.... 10:41:00 PM

A Free Ceramics Exhibition: By following the process outlined in this document, one will end up creating the sculptural ceramic exhibition entitled Objectification of Art - Expository. Step 1 Collect eight ceramic mugs. Step 2 Place them each on single sheets of paper. Step 3 Print out (or write out) and place next to each mug one of the following labels. Note: the Installer will need to title one of the pieces themselves by writing the title upon the line given. The changeable title will appear on john-norris.net. A temporary note can be placed by the label as to what the title currently is, along with the date: The Sea Awaits - Evocative Processes based, Interactive, Internet, Art - Expository Mug- Descriptive Opus 3 - Classification Untitled - Decline to State Installer title for piece ___________ - Interactive Current title avaiable at john-norris.net - Changeable gloating spittlebug shaking, slowly, fruits romping dockyard flees, agile - Random (courtesy of the Genuine Haiku Generator, http://www.everypoet.com/) Step 4 Print (or write out) and post at the exhibition: Certificate-of-Authenticity Artist's Full Name: John Norris Address: john-norris.net Date: January 17, 2003 Technique / Medium: Proces Art / Paper, Ceramic Mugs Title: Objectification of Art - Expository Edition: non-sequential, unlimited. Additional Information: I, John Norris, confer upon the person(s) installing this exhibition the right to act as my agent where upon in completing the process outlined in the documentation for this exhibiton, the agent will have created an authentic Objectification of Art- Expository ceramic exhibition. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA. More information can be found at john-norris.net. Step5 Print (or write out) and post at the exhibition: Objectification of Art - Expository Artist Statement The Exhibition: Art is commonly thought of as some thing that communicates, or conveys meaning. The art object is often judged to be a good work based on how well it brings meaning to the viewer. I would like to draw one's attention to something that is outside the object itself but is an important component of that communication of meaning. That component is the object's title. This exhibition is about the art object's title and how it lends meaning. Brief on Techniques Used: In this exhibition, I am using several techniques to diminish the importance of the object and to draw one's attention to the title. By having the exhibition created by another, I am distancing the Artist from the work. This distance shows that the artist is not closely associated to these particular objects. The artist did not directly confer special meaning on these particular things. Using repetitive forms/objects, but different titles, shows the less importance of each object. Since the exhibition can be going on in many locations at the same time, indeed without even the knowledge of simultaneous showings, the objects, and even the exhibiton itself, are further devoid of individual physicality...yet the titles remain. The titles themselves include references to the different types they are, how they were created. Thus, they point to themselves as things of consideration. The history of the creation of this exhibition, as well as further information, can be found at john-norris.net Following the above mentioned steps will have fulfilled the requirements for a Certificate of Authenticity. Void were prohibited by law. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 10:26:20 PM