An Essay On Minimalism By Dan Flavin

Art has been considered to be meticulous and meaningful. However, in the early 1960s, artists who think art has been too obsolete and academic started a new style that was dramatic but simple. This art style is called, “Minimalism”. Instead of using clay or marble to make sculpture, the sculpture was fabricated from industrial materials. Also, they avoid obvious meaning and emotional content in the artworks. They emphasise on the feeling and the abstract impression. The purpose of art was usually for religious, sending message, represent an emotion or aspect the real world. Minimalism art breakthrough the general purpose of art, it was hard to distinguish it as an art and it does not have and obvious emotion showing. An art could simply make
It uses the basic elements of art to create an uncomplicated work that have no purpose and message. Minimalism also likes to use materials that it was rare to use for art. Light Installations were also a peculiar way to show art. The minimalist, Dan Flavin, were used to do this kind of Light Installation art. One of his artwork that has been made in 1962, icon V (Coran's Broadway Flesh). This was made by oil on cold gesso on Masonite, porcelain receptacles, pull chains, and clear incandescent candle bulbs. Those materials were rare in usual painting or sculptures. Dan Flavin uses those materials to create a skin-toned colour wood panel with twenty-eight light bulbs surrounding it. This artwork has been privately collected in New York City. According to Dan Flavin, this artwork is for commemorating a young English homosexual who loved New York City. Dan Flavin said to this artwork "...beyond structure and phenomena, I have tried to infect my icon with a blank magic, which is my art. I know this is hard to cope with, but I have succeeded. Coran's Broadway Flesh will hold you simply, succinctly.” Dan Flavin’s Light Installation artwork shows a different way to perform