Arman long term parking 1982

HUM106: Experience of Modern Art

Week 6 Discussion Question

Part 1:

Preparation

In Chapter 18 of your text, you met Armand (Arman) Fernández (1928-2005), a performance artist of the Nouveau Réalisme (New Realism) movement. To prepare for this discussion:

Read “Arman,” pages 448-449.

View Long-Term Parking, 1982 pictured upper left and in Figure 18.10 on page 449.

Please respond to the following in a post of 150 to 200 words:

Compare/contrast Arman's Long-Term Parking, 1982 with the image of cars in an elevated parking ramp (circa 2020) pictured upper right in light of Arman’s comments on the waste inherent in contemporary consumerism.

In your response, consider these questions:

What thoughts come to your mind concerning our role as consumers in a consumer world?

What message do you think Arman hoped to convey in Long-Term Parking, 1982?

In your opinion, how does the idea of consumers parking their cars in an elevated parking ramp capture Oscar Wilde's famous quote: “Life imitates art?”

In a post of 60 to 75 words, please respond to at least one other post. Choose to respond to those who have few or no responses

PART 2: Student Response/Respond to Student

Marsha Blunt

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Good day everyone,

The first thing that comes to my mind is that today's world is obsessed with keeping up other people in terms of purchasing goods. We are definitely obsessed with purchasing the latest version of everything such as cell phones, cars and clothing. I am always amazed with how iphone users are constantly rushing to buy the latest version of the iphone every year when there is nothing wrong with the old versions (and to be honest I miss the times when we weren't constantly connected to everyone else!).

I think Arman hoped to convey human beings just like physical goods, may get damaged or are already damaged but we may still get a decent human being or socially conscious human being despite the damage done to that individual. Essentially we can still salvage a person thought lost or too damaged by reprogramming or repurposing them or their energies.

Like art, life is how you perceive it. Everyone's perception of art or what they consider art is different from the next person's idea of what is artistic. Life is what you make it, and what an individual's perception of what good living is, or struggling to survive.

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