ART Habens
Charles Ligocky
much as I am trying to point at directions for the reflection and understanding, the piece ceases to belong to me as soon as it is viewed by an external eye. The audience is free to interpret it its own way which is also something I take into account, and I have to admit this is quite fascinating for me to know how people interpret my works.
Yes, now that I have to think about it, I realize I do care about the effects of the piece onto the viewers while creating it in my head. I keep in mind that my job is not to create pieces only for me, or only to express my views. As an artist I aim at reaching toward the audience, I am looking for a dialogue between the piece and the viewer. I feel like there is a clear distinction between the works I was doing before being a professional artist and the works I am doing now. Before my works were a lot more self-centered as I was not really thinking they would find a viewership, so I did not take this dimension into account. Now the reception of the work does influence the formal creation of the work. A simple example is the effect of size: whether the exact same work is the size of your hand or three-meter high, you will perceive it differently. Therefore the message might be understood differently and the whole conversation about the work would consequently be changed. In terms of the symbols I use in my work, these are part of my own personal language as an artist, I do not try to fit in or to include symbols which are not part of my imagery, which I do not own. As I explained earlier, I am trying to make my work understandable to the largest amount of people but I still stay true to myself while doing so. Also what I think is interesting in this dialogue between the piece and the public, is that as
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I believe marble will remain my core material, but I will keep on experimenting with other materials on the side. I think the main expansion of my work will be in terms of size: I have projects for bigger scale sculptures as well as installations. I will also expand the series of square works like as I would like to display these works by the dozen on walls. It will be like a marble panel, almost like a marble canvas! I have two major projects for 2016: I am very excited that my first solo show “Il ne Fallait pas Me Créer Libre” will be taking place in September 2016 in the South of France. This will be a display of my most recent works in marble and in mixed-media. I am very proud to announce I have been selected by curator Julia Rajacic to be part of the International Expanded Media Art Triennial of Belgrade that will take place in December 2016. The triennial will explore the three-way relationship between Freedom, Men, and Women: the achievements, developments, as well as the areas to keep on improving. Thank you very much for allowing me to express my artistic outlook in your magazine. An interview by and
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