Date of Award
2013
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Rachel Lachowicz
Second Advisor
Anne Bray
Third Advisor
Michael Reafsnyder
Rights Information
© 2013 Takeshi Kanemura
Abstract
Through my art, I offer viewers environments that function in a manner similar to public parks. People visit parks not to talk about the park and its elements, but to have their own time and space to interact with themselves and/or others. Although each of my offerings is distinct, all are united by the way they function: to create the possibility of human interaction. Even when I am not present, the spaces I have created are interactive performances. After visitors leave, my art again becomes incomplete, and an invitation for other viewers. The whole process encompasses the production of the environment (which is open for viewers to see as a performance) and the installation of the environment. I consider their experience and process as the point of my work.
Recommended Citation
Kanemura, Takeshi, "Reflexions" (2013). CGU MFA Theses. 66.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfatheses/66
Title Page
TakeshiKanemura-ArtistBio.docx (65 kB)
Artist Bio
Link To Artist's Gallery
takeshikanemura.com and scholarship.claremont.edu/tkanemura_mfate