Heather's response to Pipilotti Rist reading

After reading this article on Pipilotti Rist, I found that it was really interesting because it described the ways in which this artist went about doing her work. She focuses on the turmoil of emotions, and finds inspiration from “collapsed dreams” and “failed romantic encounters”. A lot of her works revolve around romance and love, and she uses stories from mythology in her videos and installations. I also liked that Rist is very open about talking about her own personal life and how it connects to her art. I think that a lot of the time, artists don’t like to talk much about themselves because they want their audience to focus on their works and not them. Understanding more about the artist is helpful and I always think that more knowledge about something is always a good thing, even if it does take some attention away from just viewing the art by itself. I also liked that Rist is comfortable relating herself to the feminine side of women and embracing it. I think that since she is relaxed enough speaking of her personal life and has girly themes in her work, that this enhances her work because she is approachable.