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Philadelphia _ Oct 2020

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Week Five: Michael Beitz ‘Picnic’ 2013

Howard Risatti’s chapter one reading titled ‘Purpose, Use and Function’ thoroughly looked into the definition behind these terms and in what way these terms apply to objects created by humans. Risatti stated that “purpose initiates function and function intimates object, object being the physical solution to the problem posed by purpose”. In the case of Michal Beitz’s ‘picnic’, the question arises of, is this a sculpture? Or is this a park bench? Beitz being an artist and his history of work suggests the function of the plywood piece (the intended) was as a sculptural piece and its use can be a park bench. But aspects of this including its location and the green colour which is a standard park bench colour suggest the reverse use and functions. Maybe coming up with an answer to this isn’t required, maybe this objects true function is to send a message to its viewer, a message surrounding the use and function of objects! Like Robert Lugo, who is using a functional form to tell stories and to send messages to its viewers. The discussion of use and function directly relates to our own assignment, considering the concept of reverting the functional birdhouse into a sculpture. Rather than separating the functional object from the sculpture Beitz has combined the two, in a way this relates to mine and everyones pieces as we are combining the two through display on the single plinth; they are complimenting each other and together they speak to the viewer more than they could if displayed alone. 

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Start this blog off with a bang. Bringing you a current Penn State Grad Roberto Lugo. He has an wonderful ability to combine fine china, high art presentation with low brow street art.